Hundreds of Kadlec nurses are prepared to strike over staffing and basic benefit concerns, according to the Washington State Nurses Association. The WSNA said that Kadlec nurses have been in contract negotiations for more than a year, and say that Kadlec management has committed "Unfair Labor Practices, including interfering with nurses’ right to concerted activity and failing to bargain in good faith."
A nurses' union is accusing Albany Medical Center of effectively forcing Filipino nurses to continue working there under the threat of severe financial penalties.
Nursing is one of the fastest growing occupations in the nation, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, but there seems to be a shortage in hospice nurses. George Martin, a hospice nurse for Integrity Home Care and Hospice, agrees.
When more than 2,200 nurses went on strike at the University of Chicago Medical Center last month, it was a first for the large, renowned hospital. But it likely won’t be the last time nurses in Chicago, or elsewhere, walk off the job, experts say.
A possible scandal is brewing at a major hospital in New Jersey. There are allegations that the psychiatric unit staff at Monmouth Medical Center falsified medical records and gave patients Benadryl to make them fall asleep to create less work.
Race and healthcare have a dark history together. The 1932 Tuskegee Syphilis experiment is perhaps the most infamous example, when over 100 innocent black men were infected with the disease and died from its effects. Racial inequity in healthcare continues, albeit in different forms. Poor communication, bias in medicine, and restricted access to treatment options are claims most commonly reported by minorities when talking about their experiences in healthcare.