It is likely that every Kentucky family has had a loved one who has received care from a nurse. In fact, it is even more likely that every Kentuckian has received care from a nurse. The nurse’s touch may have involved care following a surgical procedure, a difficult diagnosis, response following a traumatic injury, childbirth or care at the end of life.
Bloodwork was supposed to be the last step in Isela's application for life insurance. But when she arrived at the lab, her appointment had been canceled. "That was my first warning," Isela says. She contacted her insurance agent and was told her application was denied because something on her medication list indicated that Isela uses drugs. Isela, a registered nurse who works in an addiction treatment program at Boston Medical Center, scanned her med list. It showed a prescription for the opioid-reversal drug naloxone — brand name Narcan.
A group of Providence Hospital nurses and area residents say they’re worried the center’s impending closures will put services at a “dangerous level” for residents living in the eastern part of the District. Starting Friday, Providence will scale back many of its acute-care services, but its ER will remain open.
Imagine you are a patient in a hospital. You need help. You call for your nurse, but they cannot come right away because they are helping one of the many other patients in their assignment. Your nurse wants to be there to help you, but unfortunately, their overwhelming patient assignment does not allow them to provide the care they know you deserve.
Nurses have accused leadership at NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital of deploying union-busting tactics connected to a labor vote Thursday. The claims come after a bid to unionize about 270 nurses at the Cortlandt Manor hospital was defeated by two votes on Nov. 15. They seek to join the New York State Nurses Association, a union representing more than 42,000 nurses statewide.
As leaders of a Dignity Health system entering a mega-merger pledge the partnership won't affect jobs or patient care at hospitals in Oxnard and Camarillo, nursing union leaders worry about financial stability. "Where will the money come from?" said Adriane Carrier, nurse and union steward at Dignity-owned St. John's Regional Medical Center in Oxnard.