By Teresa Koenen, RN
St. Peter Forensic Mental Health
MN Department of Human Services
I wish healthcare administrators would just be honest with us.
… Read more about: Just Be Honest with Us–Don’t Try to Give Us a False Sense of Security »
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Contact: Rick Fuentes
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Amber Smigiel
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… Read more about: MNA Response to Opening Up Minnesota to Out-of-State Nurses »
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Amber Smigiel
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By Megan Chao Smith, RN
MNA Member
As a nurse, I am in fear for my life, and feel like I am the only one taking my safety into account.
… Read more about: Who’s Got My Back? »
by Emily Pierskalla, RN
MNA Member
What is it like being a nurse in a pandemic?
… Read more about: I Want My Death to Make You Angry »
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Contact: press@nationalnursesunited.org
As COVID-19 cases continue to skyrocket in the United States, unions representing 230,000 nurses across the country have joined forces to demand hospitals and the government act now to give nurses optimal personal protective equipment (PPE)—including N95 respirators or higher—a demand made more dire due to the fact that nurses are beginning to die of COVID-19.
… Read more about: U.S. nurses unions: ‘Our members are dying. We demand protections now!’ »
By Sue Kreitz, RN
Board Member, Member of CARN
I know I’m not the only one in horror watching the situation of our colleagues in places, including Italy and Spain, who are dealing with during this pandemic.
… Read more about: Difficult conversations during a pandemic »
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Amber Smigiel
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(c) 651-202-0845
amber.smigiel@mnnurses.org
(St.
… Read more about: M Health Fairview Nurses Hold Vote of No Confidence in Hospital Management »
By Kristina Maki, RN
MNA Nurse Educator
MNA Nurse
It is surreal working as a nurse right now, right?
… Read more about: Cloth masks, really? »
I’m writing this in the hopes that this will cut through some of the noise. As nurses, I feel it is our role to educate the public, especially in times like this.
… Read more about: An Open Letter to the Public on the Coronavirus, from an ICU Nurse »
Media Advisory:
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Contact: Rick Fuentes
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Amber Smigiel
(o) 651-414-2849
(c) 651-202-0845
amber.smigiel@mnnurses.org
(St.
… Read more about: Minnesota Nurses Asking for Public to Donate COVID-19 Protective Masks »
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Contact: Rick Fuentes
(o) 651-414-2863
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Amber Smigiel
(o) 651-414-2849
(c) 651-202-0845
amber.smigiel@mnnurses.org