Nurses are at risk and are vulnerable to many types of injuries. The most common is musculoskeletal damage due to “overexertion.” For nurses, the main cause of overexertion is the manual lifting, transferring and repositioning of patients. Despite clear...
THE RETURNS WERE BIG and bold in New York: NYSNA endorsed 21 winners of Congressional contests and 148 victories for state office. For the first time since 2010, we have majority support in the New York State Senate for our agenda that includes safe staffing and guaranteed healthcare in the New York...
For me, an area of moral clarity is: you’re in front of someone who’s suffering and you have the tools at your disposal to alleviate that suffering or even eradicate it, and you act. –Paul Farmer
We live in trying times. As nurses, we find ourselves facing ethical dilemmas on a daily basis. Do I...
