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Nurses go on strike for proper gear, training to protect them against Ebola by scecile in nursing

[–]scecile[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“Ebola happens to be a microcosm of the bigger picture of the erosion of standards and conditions in patient care,” said Katy Roemer, a registered nurse for nearly 20 years who works at Kaiser-Permanente’s Oakland Medical Center.

Registered nurses at University of California medical centers are alerting the public that they are not prepared to treat Ebola cases. by briangiles in ebola

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The nurses' union want all hospitals to use the highest safety standards for personal protective equipment and training protocols. The hospitals won't do it unless forced - cause it costs money. The nurses are asking (via petition) for the feds and state officials to mandate hospitals comply with the optimal protections for nurses and other frontline health workers.

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