Hospitals are quick to say it’s no big deal if RNs are on strike and that patients are as safe as ever. However a new study by the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that RN strikes increase in-hospital mortality by 19.4% and 30-day readmission by 6.5% for patients admitted during a strike. The study suggests that hospitals functioning during nurses strikes are doing so at a lower quality of patient care.
By Angela Ruhter, RN
It was an honor to attend the Global Nurses Solidarity Assembly (GNSA) in October 2025.
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By Gloria H Schieck, RN
Member of MNA’s Council of Active Retired Nurses (CARn)
I started my nursing career in 1977 after graduating from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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By Rachel Andersen, RN
Chair of the Governmental Affairs Commission
My name is Rachel Andersen, and I have been a nurse for 13 years in the Twin Cities.
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