Making Sacrifices to Keep My Family Safe
by Ann Foisy, RN
MNA Member
Hello, my name is Ann. I’m a nurse on the 8th floor at Fairview Southdale Hospital.
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May 12, 2020
by Ann Foisy, RN
MNA Member
Hello, my name is Ann. I’m a nurse on the 8th floor at Fairview Southdale Hospital.
… Read more about: Making Sacrifices to Keep My Family Safe »
By Todd Trigg, CRNA
MNA Steward
A few days ago, I was out to do my bi-weekly run for essentials.
… Read more about: Save the N95s for Those Who Need Them »
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Contact: Rick Fuentes
(o) 651-414-2863
(c) 612-741-0662
rick.fuentes@mnnurses.org
Amber Smigiel
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(c) 651-202-0845
amber.smigiel@mnnurses.org
By Lori Christian, RN, BS, CEN
MNAF Chair
The Minnesota Nurses Association Foundation (MNAF) is now accepting scholarship applications for MNA Members or Associate Members in good standing for the 2020-2021 academic year.
… Read more about: MNAF Scholarship Deadline Coming Soon »
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Contact: Rick Fuentes
(o) 651-414-2863
(c) 612-741-0662
rick.fuentes@mnnurses.org
Amber Smigiel
(o) 651-414-2849
(c) 651-202-0845
amber.smigiel@mnnurses.org
(St.
… Read more about: MNA Nurses Warn of Risks of Resuming Elective Procedures Without Precautions »
Media Advisory
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Contact: Rick Fuentes
(o) 651-414-2863
(c) 612-741-0662
rick.fuentes@mnnurses.org
Amber Smigiel
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(c) 651-202-0845
amber.smigiel@mnnurses.org
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… Read more about: Nurses, First Responders, Essential Workers Honor Those Hurt by COVID-19 »
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
(o) 651-414-2863
(c) 612-741-0662
rick.fuentes@mnnurses.org
Amber Smigiel
(o) 651-414-2849
(c) 651-202-0845
amber.smigiel@mnnurses.org
(St.
… Read more about: MNA Response to Opening Up Minnesota to Out-of-State Nurses »
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Contact: Rick Fuentes
(o) 651-414-2863
(c) 612-741-0662
rick.fuentes@mnnurses.org
Amber Smigiel
(o) 651-414-2849
(c) 651-202-0845
amber.smigiel@mnnurses.org
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 »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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!’ »