Daily Archives: September 16, 2013

09.16.13
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Join the Nurses in NYC or Online Sept. 17

Leading nurse and healthcare union organizations in 13 countries in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe are holding coordinated actions Tuesday, September 17 to escalate the call to stop the harmful effects of austerity measures, privatization, and cuts in health care services that they say are putting people and communities at risk, and call for safer nursing care. Many of the actions – including a major march in New York City that coincides with the opening of the United Nations General Assembly and the second anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement – will also call for a tax on financial speculation, also known as the Robin Hood tax, to raise hundreds of billions of dollars in needed revenue for a healthy economic recovery.

WHERE: New York City on Sept. 17 at 5pm at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza (2nd Ave and 47th St).

Can’t make it to New York City?

Please join us online in one or more of the following ways:

  1. Authorize a one-time Tweet or Facebook post about this event using Thunderclap!
    Thunderclap will automatically post the image above on your Facebook page.
  2. Watch and share the LIVE STREAM VIDEO of these actions starting around 6:30pm EST on Tuesday, Sept. 17
  3. Login and LIKE our Robin Hood Tax Facebook page and JOIN our event page.
  4. Read and share the releases:

200 Organizations Urge Obama, Congress to Back the Robin Hood Tax on Wall Street

Nurses, Healthcare Workers in 13 Countries Call for Robin Hood Tax on Wall Street

Don’t know what to write about it?

Copy & paste these sample Tweets onto your Twitter pages:

  • #Nurses around the world came together to create Global Nurses United – #S17 first #GlobalNurses day of action. http://ow.ly/oVzdJ
  • US #nurses march in NYC on #S17 to demand a #RobinHoodTax to #TaxWallstreet. Part of #globalnurses day of action http://ow.ly/oCa4R #RHT
  • Nurses know what patients need. #GlobalNurses across the globe stand up for patients on #S17 http://ow.ly/oCa4R #morenurses
  • Austerity is failing. On #S17, #GlobalNurses send a message: Our patients & communities need more caring, not cuts. http://ow.ly/oVyex
  • On #S17, #nurses around the world hold a global day of action. Follow here -> http://ow.ly/oVyex #globalnurses #morenurses
  • #Nurses worldwide are holding #S17 marches, rallies, petitions to fight against austerity http://ow.ly/oVyex #globalnurses #morenurses
  • We stand with #globalnurses on #S17 – global day of action! #S17 http://ow.ly/oCa4R #morenurses
  • Or write your own tweets using any of these hashtags:  #S17, #RHT, #RobinHoodTax, #TaxWallStreet, #OWS
  • Follow Robin Hood on Twitter: https://twitter.com/robinhoodtax

In solidarity for economic justice,

Thank you,

Karen Higgins, RN

–Karen

Karen Higgins, RN
NNU Co-president

www.NationalNursesUnited.org

www.RobinHoodTax.org

 

09.16.13
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Governor Unveils Healthy PA

The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (PSNA), representing more than 212,000 registered nurses in Pennsylvania, thanks Governor Corbett for bringing nurses to the table as he unveils his HealthyPA initiative. This initiative focuses on providing quality, accessible and affordable health care to the residents of Pennsylvania.

In May 2013, PSNA was a driving force in the passage of SB 5, Community-Based Health Care Programs, paving the way for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) to receive grant funding to provide greater access to health care services for underserved citizens. We continue to collaborate with other health care organizations to promote APRNs practicing to the full extent of their education. Through the Pennsylvania Action Coalition, PSNA works to meet the Institute of Medicine’s recommendations set forth by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the AARP to develop and implement long-term sustainable solutions to the health care challenges where nurses are essential partners in providing intraprofessional care. In addition, PSNA advocates for safe staffing legislation (HB 1631), which will focus on patient safety and quality of care. 

“As the HealthyPA Initiative unfolds,” states PSNA CEO Betsy M. Snook, MEd, BSN, RN, “PSNA is committed to supporting provider-neutral language and the inclusion of all registered nurses at decision-making tables. PSNA has long championed that the full contributions of nurses and nursing are essential to the delivery of high-quality, patient-focused care. We thank the Governor for recognizing the value of registered nurses in transforming health care in the Commonwealth.”