This has been a heavy season. In addition to the COVID-19 pandemic, dangerous under-staffing at healthcare facilities, and senseless mass shootings and gun violence, many Americans were gutted when the U. S. Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Every nurse understands the principles of homeostasis: In biology, homeostasis is the state of steady internal, physical and chemical conditions that living systems maintain. It is the condition of optimal functioning for the organism and includes many variables, whereby every system and function in...
On June 22, NYSNA nurses submitted testimony for New York State Attorney General Letitia James’ hearing on the mental health crisis. The testimony came amid Black Indigenous People of Color Mental Health month. Irving Campbell, RN, PMHNP-BC, and Ezra Maurer, RN, testified before the committee. They...
This year, we’ve witnessed persistent understaffing, burnout of healthcare professionals and widespread societal issues. From gun violence to restrictions on reproductive rights to efforts to limit the effectiveness of the Environmental Protection Agency in fighting climate change, there isn’t a...
In a few months, 26,000 NYSNA nurses will go to 12 tables across New York and collectively bargain to improve working conditions, including staffing and safety challenges. NYSNA nurses have prepared for this moment, understanding that this is an opportunity to provide better...
