About 4,000 nurses and skilled medical professionals at Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Oregon and Southwest Washington are on strike this week. It's part of a national five-day strike by close to 45,000 workers over wages and other contract disputes at Kaiser hospitals and clinics in Oregon, Washington, California and Hawaii. Those on strike make up a significant share of Kaiser's workforce in the Pacific Northwest. They include nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, nurse midwives and lab professionals, among others.
In a social media landscape shaped by hashtags, algorithms, and viral posts, nurse leaders must decide: Will they let the narrative spiral, or can they adapt and join the conversation?
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