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AURN Bargaining Session on Economics
2026-05-13
By Raven Winters, RN, BSN, CNOR (writing on her own behalf only)
Unionized nurses from the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) met with management today in an open-bargaining session with over 100 members observing to propose their powerful economics package, including cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increases for each year of a two-year contract at 11.25% increases each year, with comparisons to similar academic level-1 trauma centers providing a strong argument for the other contract language that the Association of University Registered Nurses (AURN) believes are priorities: retention differentials, the right to strike if benefits are decreased, switching to fully percentage-based differentials, aligning language with other unions at OHSU, increasing standby call-pay to 50% of straight pay, no mandatory curtailment of hours, reinstatement of 12% retirement matching, and the ability to switch between the state of Oregon's Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), and the University Pension Plan (UPP) among many other changes. The AURN bargaining team usually releases a video and a substantive bargaining update in a newsletter within the day which will cover more details. You can follow them on Instagram @aurnursesofona.
The economics presentation, led by ONA labor representative Michael Koehler returned to themes from last bargaining cycle in which nurses at OHSU are compared to their colleagues in a similar size city with similar economics. Housing was a major factor in the presentation: "we are more expensive that Sacremento when it comes to housing stock," Koehler said. Nurses who have worked 10 years at UC Davis on the wage scale currently earn $92.56/hr, compared to AURN which makes $73.79/hr at the Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) rate. Koelher also pointed out that execs at UC Davis make less than their OHSU counterparts and that the bargaining team thinks this is a "misplaced priority" for management. The last reported salary for the chief nursing executive (CNE) Brooke Baldwin was $654,808.
Lead negotiator Brian Howard spoke on the importance of recognizing Juneteenth as an actual holiday instead of the contract's current language which assigns Juneteenth as a "floating" holiday. "We want to avoid anything performative around Juneteenth. It's a holiday. Period." Howard said.
Bargaining Team member and Treasurer Corinn Joseph spoke on the importance of standby call pay, especially when it involves childcare costs as the call rate "needs to be able to cover the cost of having the person at your house," Joseph said. Nurses at OHSU would receive half the rate of their straight pay for being on call if this language were to be ratified in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
The bargaining team also introduced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the usage of AI at OHSU that: defines what AURN means by the term "AI", allows for generative AI to enhance work of nurses to minimize busy work, guards against privacy issues with AI tools, and states that "generative AI does not replace nurses' judgement, critical thinking or assessment skills".
The numbers and language proposed by AURN today:
- contract-length: 2 years
- increase wage scale steps from 30 to 35
- cost of living adjustment of 11.25% each year of the contract
- retention differential that kicks in at 10 years of being at OHSU, starting at 6% with increases of 2% every 5 years
- evening shift differential: 7%
- night shift differential: 18%
- weekend shift differential: 10%
- charge nurse differential: 12%
- surgical services coordinator differential: 12%
- preceptor differential: 12%
- bilingual differential: 6.5%
- float pool differential: 20%
- floating differential: 7%
- ambulatory floating differential: 7%
- call pay on standby: 50% of straight pay
- finish procedure bonus: $200
- mandatory curtailment hours: 0 (eliminates mandatory curtailment)
- nurses will no longer be able to waive CNI to skip the line to get assigned the CNI shift
- elimination of 2-tiered system for retirement benefits: nurses will all get up to 12% match for retirement
- healthcare benefits will not be cut for the life of the contract: "we don't think health insurance is a benefit if you can't access it," Koehler said.
- Critical Need Incentive (CNI) pay will apply for 2 or more hours worked in ambulatory units
- the compensatory bank hours (comp-bank), in which nurses can opt to convert hours from call-pay or CNI into extra vacation pay, will no longer have a limit
- education about retirement plans will be required
- will be able to switch between PERS and UPP during open enrollment
- nurses will be able strike (the no-strikes, no lockouts provision will be waived) if retirement benefits are decreased
- OHSU will cover 100% of PPO health plan (includes dental and vision)
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AURN Bargaining Session on Economics
2026-05-13
By Raven Winters, RN, BSN, CNOR (writing on her own behalf only)
Unionized nurses from the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) met with management today in an open-bargaining session with over 100 members observing to propose their powerful economics package, including cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increases for each year of a two-year contract at 11.25% increases each year, with comparisons to similar academic level-1 trauma centers providing a strong argument for the other contract language that the Association of University Registered Nurses (AURN) believes are priorities: retention differentials, the right to strike if benefits are decreased, switching to fully percentage-based differentials, aligning language with other unions at OHSU, increasing standby call-pay to 50% of straight pay, no mandatory curtailment of hours, reinstatement of 12% retirement matching, and the ability to switch between the state of Oregon's Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), and the University Pension Plan (UPP) among many other changes. The AURN bargaining team usually releases a video and a substantive bargaining update in a newsletter within the day which will cover more details. You can follow them on Instagram @aurnursesofona.
The economics presentation, led by ONA labor representative Michael Koehler returned to themes from last bargaining cycle in which nurses at OHSU are compared to their colleagues in a similar size city with similar economics. Housing was a major factor in the presentation: "we are more expensive that Sacremento when it comes to housing stock," Koehler said. Nurses who have worked 10 years at UC Davis on the wage scale currently earn $92.56/hr, compared to AURN which makes $73.79/hr at the Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) rate. Koelher also pointed out that execs at UC Davis make less than their OHSU counterparts and that the bargaining team thinks this is a "misplaced priority" for management. The last reported salary for the chief nursing executive (CNE) Brooke Baldwin was $654,808.
Lead negotiator Brian Howard spoke on the importance of recognizing Juneteenth as an actual holiday instead of the contract's current language which assigns Juneteenth as a "floating" holiday. "We want to avoid anything performative around Juneteenth. It's a holiday. Period." Howard said.
Bargaining Team member and Treasurer Corinn Joseph spoke on the importance of standby call pay, especially when it involves childcare costs as the call rate "needs to be able to cover the cost of having the person at your house," Joseph said. Nurses at OHSU would receive half the rate of their straight pay for being on call if this language were to be ratified in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
The bargaining team also introduced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the usage of AI at OHSU that: defines what AURN means by the term "AI", allows for generative AI to enhance work of nurses to minimize busy work, guards against privacy issues with AI tools, and states that "generative AI does not replace nurses' judgement, critical thinking or assessment skills".
The numbers and language proposed by AURN today:
- contract-length: 2 years
- increase wage scale steps from 30 to 35
- cost of living adjustment of 11.25% each year of the contract
- retention differential that kicks in at 10 years of being at OHSU, starting at 6% with increases of 2% every 5 years
- evening shift differential: 7%
- night shift differential: 18%
- weekend shift differential: 10%
- charge nurse differential: 12%
- surgical services coordinator differential: 12%
- preceptor differential: 12%
- bilingual differential: 6.5%
- float pool differential: 20%
- floating differential: 7%
- ambulatory floating differential: 7%
- call pay on standby: 50% of straight pay
- finish procedure bonus: $200
- mandatory curtailment hours: 0 (eliminates mandatory curtailment)
- nurses will no longer be able to waive CNI to skip the line to get assigned the CNI shift
- elimination of 2-tiered system for retirement benefits: nurses will all get up to 12% match for retirement
- healthcare benefits will not be cut for the life of the contract: "we don't think health insurance is a benefit if you can't access it," Koehler said.
- Critical Need Incentive (CNI) pay will apply for 2 or more hours worked in ambulatory units
- the compensatory bank hours (comp-bank), in which nurses can opt to convert hours from call-pay or CNI into extra vacation pay, will no longer have a limit
- education about retirement plans will be required
- will be able to switch between PERS and UPP during open enrollment
- nurses will be able strike (the no-strikes, no lockouts provision will be waived) if retirement benefits are decreased
- OHSU will cover 100% of PPO health plan (includes dental and vision)
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AURN Bargaining Session on Economics
2026-05-13
By Raven Winters, RN, BSN, CNOR (writing on her own behalf only)
Unionized nurses from the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) met with management today in an open-bargaining session with over 100 members observing to propose their powerful economics package, including cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increases for each year of a two-year contract at 11.25% increases each year, with comparisons to similar academic level-1 trauma centers providing a strong argument for the other contract language that the Association of University Registered Nurses (AURN) believes are priorities: retention differentials, the right to strike if benefits are decreased, switching to fully percentage-based differentials, aligning language with other unions at OHSU, increasing standby call-pay to 50% of straight pay, no mandatory curtailment of hours, reinstatement of 12% retirement matching, and the ability to switch between the state of Oregon's Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), and the University Pension Plan (UPP) among many other changes. The AURN bargaining team usually releases a video and a substantive bargaining update in a newsletter within the day which will cover more details. You can follow them on Instagram @aurnursesofona.
The economics presentation, led by ONA labor representative Michael Koehler returned to themes from last bargaining cycle in which nurses at OHSU are compared to their colleagues in a similar size city with similar economics. Housing was a major factor in the presentation: "we are more expensive that Sacremento when it comes to housing stock," Koehler said. Nurses who have worked 10 years at UC Davis on the wage scale currently earn $92.56/hr, compared to AURN which makes $73.79/hr at the Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) rate. Koelher also pointed out that execs at UC Davis make less than their OHSU counterparts and that the bargaining team thinks this is a "misplaced priority" for management. The last reported salary for the chief nursing executive (CNE) Brooke Baldwin was $654,808.
Lead negotiator Brian Howard spoke on the importance of recognizing Juneteenth as an actual holiday instead of the contract's current language which assigns Juneteenth as a "floating" holiday. "We want to avoid anything performative around Juneteenth. It's a holiday. Period." Howard said.
Bargaining Team member and Treasurer Corinn Joseph spoke on the importance of standby call pay, especially when it involves childcare costs as the call rate "needs to be able to cover the cost of having the person at your house," Joseph said. Nurses at OHSU would receive half the rate of their straight pay for being on call if this language were to be ratified in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
The bargaining team also introduced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the usage of AI at OHSU that: defines what AURN means by the term "AI", allows for generative AI to enhance work of nurses to minimize busy work, guards against privacy issues with AI tools, and states that "generative AI does not replace nurses' judgement, critical thinking or assessment skills".
The numbers and language proposed by AURN today:
- contract-length: 2 years
- increase wage scale steps from 30 to 35
- cost of living adjustment of 11.25% each year of the contract
- retention differential that kicks in at 10 years of being at OHSU, starting at 6% with increases of 2% every 5 years
- evening shift differential: 7%
- night shift differential: 18%
- weekend shift differential: 10%
- charge nurse differential: 12%
- surgical services coordinator differential: 12%
- preceptor differential: 12%
- bilingual differential: 6.5%
- float pool differential: 20%
- floating differential: 7%
- ambulatory floating differential: 7%
- call pay on standby: 50% of straight pay
- finish procedure bonus: $200
- mandatory curtailment hours: 0 (eliminates mandatory curtailment)
- nurses will no longer be able to waive CNI to skip the line to get assigned the CNI shift
- elimination of 2-tiered system for retirement benefits: nurses will all get up to 12% match for retirement
- healthcare benefits will not be cut for the life of the contract: "we don't think health insurance is a benefit if you can't access it," Koehler said.
- Critical Need Incentive (CNI) pay will apply for 2 or more hours worked in ambulatory units
- the compensatory bank hours (comp-bank), in which nurses can opt to convert hours from call-pay or CNI into extra vacation pay, will no longer have a limit
- education about retirement plans will be required
- will be able to switch between PERS and UPP during open enrollment
- nurses will be able strike (the no-strikes, no lockouts provision will be waived) if retirement benefits are decreased
- OHSU will cover 100% of PPO health plan (includes dental and vision)
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AURN Bargaining Session on Economics
2026-05-13
By Raven Winters, RN, BSN, CNOR (writing on her own behalf only)
Unionized nurses from the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) met with management today in an open-bargaining session with over 100 members observing to propose their powerful economics package, including cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increases for each year of a two-year contract at 11.25% increases each year, with comparisons to similar academic level-1 trauma centers providing a strong argument for the other contract language that the Association of University Registered Nurses (AURN) believes are priorities: retention differentials, the right to strike if benefits are decreased, switching to fully percentage-based differentials, aligning language with other unions at OHSU, increasing standby call-pay to 50% of straight pay, no mandatory curtailment of hours, reinstatement of 12% retirement matching, and the ability to switch between the state of Oregon's Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), and the University Pension Plan (UPP) among many other changes. The AURN bargaining team usually releases a video and a substantive bargaining update in a newsletter within the day which will cover more details. You can follow them on Instagram @aurnursesofona.
The economics presentation, led by ONA labor representative Michael Koehler returned to themes from last bargaining cycle in which nurses at OHSU are compared to their colleagues in a similar size city with similar economics. Housing was a major factor in the presentation: "we are more expensive that Sacremento when it comes to housing stock," Koehler said. Nurses who have worked 10 years at UC Davis on the wage scale currently earn $92.56/hr, compared to AURN which makes $73.79/hr at the Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) rate. Koelher also pointed out that execs at UC Davis make less than their OHSU counterparts and that the bargaining team thinks this is a "misplaced priority" for management. The last reported salary for the chief nursing executive (CNE) Brooke Baldwin was $654,808.
Lead negotiator Brian Howard spoke on the importance of recognizing Juneteenth as an actual holiday instead of the contract's current language which assigns Juneteenth as a "floating" holiday. "We want to avoid anything performative around Juneteenth. It's a holiday. Period." Howard said.
Bargaining Team member and Treasurer Corinn Joseph spoke on the importance of standby call pay, especially when it involves childcare costs as the call rate "needs to be able to cover the cost of having the person at your house," Joseph said. Nurses at OHSU would receive half the rate of their straight pay for being on call if this language were to be ratified in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
The bargaining team also introduced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the usage of AI at OHSU that: defines what AURN means by the term "AI", allows for generative AI to enhance work of nurses to minimize busy work, guards against privacy issues with AI tools, and states that "generative AI does not replace nurses' judgement, critical thinking or assessment skills".
The numbers and language proposed by AURN today:
- contract-length: 2 years
- increase wage scale steps from 30 to 35
- cost of living adjustment of 11.25% each year of the contract
- retention differential that kicks in at 10 years of being at OHSU, starting at 6% with increases of 2% every 5 years
- evening shift differential: 7%
- night shift differential: 18%
- weekend shift differential: 10%
- charge nurse differential: 12%
- surgical services coordinator differential: 12%
- preceptor differential: 12%
- bilingual differential: 6.5%
- float pool differential: 20%
- floating differential: 7%
- ambulatory floating differential: 7%
- call pay on standby: 50% of straight pay
- finish procedure bonus: $200
- mandatory curtailment hours: 0 (eliminates mandatory curtailment)
- nurses will no longer be able to waive CNI to skip the line to get assigned the CNI shift
- elimination of 2-tiered system for retirement benefits: nurses will all get up to 12% match for retirement
- healthcare benefits will not be cut for the life of the contract: "we don't think health insurance is a benefit if you can't access it," Koehler said.
- Critical Need Incentive (CNI) pay will apply for 2 or more hours worked in ambulatory units
- the compensatory bank hours (comp-bank), in which nurses can opt to convert hours from call-pay or CNI into extra vacation pay, will no longer have a limit
- education about retirement plans will be required
- will be able to switch between PERS and UPP during open enrollment
- nurses will be able strike (the no-strikes, no lockouts provision will be waived) if retirement benefits are decreased
- OHSU will cover 100% of PPO health plan (includes dental and vision)
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Happy birthday to founder of modern nursing, social reformer, statistician, data visualization innovator and writer Florence Nightingale (1820 – 1910)!
Nightingale earned the nickname “The Lady with the Lamp” during the Crimean War, from a phrase used by The Times, describing her as a “ministering angel” making her solitary rounds of the hospital at night with “a little lamp in her hand”. 🧵1/
https://minouette.etsy.com/listing/198661732
#linocut printmaking #sciart #womenInSTEM #datavis #nursing
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Health Professional work Metro Vancouver
health care profession, move to Canada?
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Health Professional work Metro Vancouver
health care profession, move to Canada?
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#medicalprofessional #medicalimaging
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Health Professional work Metro Vancouver
health care profession, move to Canada?
#healthcare #canada #medicine #nursing
#medicalprofessional #medicalimaging
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Health Professional work Metro Vancouver
health care profession, move to Canada?
#healthcare #canada #medicine #nursing
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Health Professional work Metro Vancouver
health care profession, move to Canada?
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National Nurses
Stand back and soak it all in
It's your week to shine#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #May #Nurses #Nursing #NationalNursesWeek #FlorenceNightingale #SchoolNurses #Medical #Professionals #MedicalProfessionals #FirstRepsponders #Science #STEM #Scientists #InternationalNursesDay #Spring #Poetry #Ohio #USA #Photography #2026
May 8, 2026
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National Nurses
Stand back and soak it all in
It's your week to shine#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #May #Nurses #Nursing #NationalNursesWeek #FlorenceNightingale #SchoolNurses #Medical #Professionals #MedicalProfessionals #FirstRepsponders #Science #STEM #Scientists #InternationalNursesDay #Spring #Poetry #Ohio #USA #Photography #2026
May 8, 2026
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National Nurses
Stand back and soak it all in
It's your week to shine#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #May #Nurses #Nursing #NationalNursesWeek #FlorenceNightingale #SchoolNurses #Medical #Professionals #MedicalProfessionals #FirstRepsponders #Science #STEM #Scientists #InternationalNursesDay #Spring #Poetry #Ohio #USA #Photography #2026
May 8, 2026
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National Nurses
Stand back and soak it all in
It's your week to shine#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #May #Nurses #Nursing #NationalNursesWeek #FlorenceNightingale #SchoolNurses #Medical #Professionals #MedicalProfessionals #FirstRepsponders #Science #STEM #Scientists #InternationalNursesDay #Spring #Poetry #Ohio #USA #Photography #2026
May 8, 2026
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National Nurses
Stand back and soak it all in
It's your week to shine#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #May #Nurses #Nursing #NationalNursesWeek #FlorenceNightingale #SchoolNurses #Medical #Professionals #MedicalProfessionals #FirstRepsponders #Science #STEM #Scientists #InternationalNursesDay #Spring #Poetry #Ohio #USA #Photography #2026
May 8, 2026
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It has been a month and I haven’t received any donations. My children are starving, and my heart breaks every day. Please donate, even if it’s just $30.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/hebas-heartwrenching-story-of-survival-and-loss-in-gaza
#diplomacy #nursing #reaction #support #iran #USmilitary #WarOnIran #USpol #israel #genocide #ethnicCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism #Gaza #Palestine #StopIsrael #FreePalestine #HumanitarianAid #US #EU -
https://www.europesays.com/iran/31641/ HANDS OFF IRAN! – 10,000 workers demand on London march #Britain #CivilServants #education #gmb #Iran #Iraq #Israel #LabourParty #nursing #Palestine #pcs #police #protest #SouthAfrica #strike #tuc #unions #usa #wrp #YoungSocialists
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We need a general strike. Long live Iran.' Maria Bueno, a teaching assistant and GMB union member from Marylebone, said: 'We must get US bases out ...
The march was organised by a number of groups including Stop the War, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Friends of Al-Aqsa.#britain #civilservants #education #gmb #iran #iraq #israel #labourparty #nursing #palestine #pcs #police #protest #southafrica #strike #tuc #unions #usa #wrp #youngsocialists
HANDS OFF IRAN! – 10,000 workers demand on London march - Workers Revolutionary Party -
We need a general strike. Long live Iran.' Maria Bueno, a teaching assistant and GMB union member from Marylebone, said: 'We must get US bases out ...
The march was organised by a number of groups including Stop the War, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Friends of Al-Aqsa.#britain #civilservants #education #gmb #iran #iraq #israel #labourparty #nursing #palestine #pcs #police #protest #southafrica #strike #tuc #unions #usa #wrp #youngsocialists
HANDS OFF IRAN! – 10,000 workers demand on London march - Workers Revolutionary Party -
We need a general strike. Long live Iran.' Maria Bueno, a teaching assistant and GMB union member from Marylebone, said: 'We must get US bases out ...
The march was organised by a number of groups including Stop the War, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Friends of Al-Aqsa.#britain #civilservants #education #gmb #iran #iraq #israel #labourparty #nursing #palestine #pcs #police #protest #southafrica #strike #tuc #unions #usa #wrp #youngsocialists
HANDS OFF IRAN! – 10,000 workers demand on London march - Workers Revolutionary Party -
We need a general strike. Long live Iran.' Maria Bueno, a teaching assistant and GMB union member from Marylebone, said: 'We must get US bases out ...
The march was organised by a number of groups including Stop the War, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Friends of Al-Aqsa.#britain #civilservants #education #gmb #iran #iraq #israel #labourparty #nursing #palestine #pcs #police #protest #southafrica #strike #tuc #unions #usa #wrp #youngsocialists
HANDS OFF IRAN! – 10,000 workers demand on London march - Workers Revolutionary Party -
I wish I could wake up in the morning and find someone who would break this deadlock that has unfortunately plagued my campaign. It's exhausting and tiring. Please 💔😔
#gaza #gazaverified #gaza_help #GazaWar #gazamutualaid @aral @gazaverified #boostswelcome #boosts #booster #boostech #mutualaid #MutualAidRequest #MutualAidBoost #boostsok #nursing #study #palestine #helpgaza #helpfolkslive2026 #EidMubarak -
Working as a volunteer nurse without pay is exhausting and tiring. During that time, you're responsible for an entire family, providing food, medicine, rent, and even university fees. My brothers and sisters, the burden and responsibility are immense, but with your support, there can be hope.🤍🥺
#gaza #gazaverified #nurse #nursing #hospital #boosting #mutualaid #MutualAidRequest #palestine #DoctorWho #helpgaza -
RE: https://mastodon.social/@amazing_sanaa/116223985121573989
Unfortunately, I haven’t received any donations yet. I only need €50 to be able to prepare summaries of my lessons and lectures. Please, if five people could donate €10 each, we could reach the goal. Can we reach this goal today? Your support truly means a lot to me. 🙏
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I am grateful to everyone who helped provide food for my family today. Please continue to be my hope in this suffering and genocide. Any support and assistance is my hope in this darkness. 🥺🙏🏻
#gaza #gazaverified #gazamutualaid #GazaNeedsHelp #GazaAid #MutualAidRequest #mutualaid #MutualAidBoost #boosts #boostswelcome #boosting #nurses #nursing #savegaza #hospital -
NIH’s continued investment fuels TMJ pain research
Chronic pain is one of the most common health conditions worldwide. Back pain is the most frequently reported…
#NewsBeep #News #Health #addiction #AU #Australia #backpain #Cancer #Chronic #Chronicpain #Dentistry #Endodontics #Gene #GeneExpression #Muscle #Neuron #Neurons #Nursing #oral #Pain #physicalactivity #research #Stroke
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NIH’s continued investment fuels TMJ pain research
Chronic pain is one of the most common health conditions worldwide. Back pain is the most frequently reported…
#NewsBeep #News #Health #addiction #AU #Australia #backpain #Cancer #Chronic #Chronicpain #Dentistry #Endodontics #Gene #GeneExpression #Muscle #Neuron #Neurons #Nursing #oral #Pain #physicalactivity #research #Stroke
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PSA: everyone should have basic first aid, TQ, and CPR skills
it's not difficult
you don't have to get to the level of an EMT or nurse
just knowing what to do when something happens provides a sense of calm in the chaos
also, ya need to practice these things
do little mock drills with ur friends
sign up for a training
training recs:
- Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED Course Options from the American Heart Association (AHA) (take this first)
- Stop the Bleed
- NOLS courses also seem really cool!
not to be too doomer, but it's best to learn some of these skills now
build the skills that will build a better, safer, world
#cpr #firstaid #nurse #nursing #prepper #preparedness #training #skills #emt #medicine #medical
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PSA: everyone should have basic first aid, TQ, and CPR skills
it's not difficult
you don't have to get to the level of an EMT or nurse
just knowing what to do when something happens provides a sense of calm in the chaos
also, ya need to practice these things
do little mock drills with ur friends
sign up for a training
training recs:
- Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED Course Options from the American Heart Association (AHA) (take this first)
- Stop the Bleed
- NOLS courses also seem really cool!
not to be too doomer, but it's best to learn some of these skills now
build the skills that will build a better, safer, world
#cpr #firstaid #nurse #nursing #prepper #preparedness #training #skills #emt #medicine #medical
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PSA: everyone should have basic first aid, TQ, and CPR skills
it's not difficult
you don't have to get to the level of an EMT or nurse
just knowing what to do when something happens provides a sense of calm in the chaos
also, ya need to practice these things
do little mock drills with ur friends
sign up for a training
training recs:
- Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED Course Options from the American Heart Association (AHA) (take this first)
- Stop the Bleed
- NOLS courses also seem really cool!
not to be too doomer, but it's best to learn some of these skills now
build the skills that will build a better, safer, world
#cpr #firstaid #nurse #nursing #prepper #preparedness #training #skills #emt #medicine #medical
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PSA: everyone should have basic first aid, TQ, and CPR skills
it's not difficult
you don't have to get to the level of an EMT or nurse
just knowing what to do when something happens provides a sense of calm in the chaos
also, ya need to practice these things
do little mock drills with ur friends
sign up for a training
training recs:
- Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED Course Options from the American Heart Association (AHA) (take this first)
- Stop the Bleed
- NOLS courses also seem really cool!
not to be too doomer, but it's best to learn some of these skills now
build the skills that will build a better, safer, world
#cpr #firstaid #nurse #nursing #prepper #preparedness #training #skills #emt #medicine #medical
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Man Feds Killed in #Minneapolis Was an #Observer, Eyewitness Says
The killing marked the second fatal shooting by federal agents in the city in less than a month. Neither victim appeared to be the target of immigration enforcement.
Noah Hurowitz, Jacqueline Sweet
January 24 2026, 12:55 p.m."The man federal agents fatally shot in Minneapolis Saturday did not appear to be a target of immigration enforcement, according to two eyewitnesses who spoke with The Intercept. One of the witnesses said the man appeared to be acting as a #civilianobserver.
"Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said at a press conference Saturday that the victim was a 37-year-old resident of Minneapolis and is believed to be a #UScitizen. The Minnesota Star Tribune identified him as #AlexJeffreyPretti.
"According to the paper and a public records database accessed by The Intercept, Pretti had a #Nursing license issued in 2021.
"The shooting came just weeks after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed Renee Good and a day after hundreds of thousands of people braved subzero temperatures to march in Minneapolis against weeks of rolling immigration-enforcement raids by ICE, Border Patrol, and other federal agencies.
"A video of the incident, which surfaced on Reddit just before 10 a.m. Central Time, shows a number of apparent federal agents in tactical gear wrestling with a person on the ground and striking them multiple times before a shot rings out. As many of the agents scatter from the person, at least nine more shots ring out and the person slumps to the ground.
"A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security confirmed the shooting and claimed that the man was carrying a handgun, attaching a photo of a Sig Sauer weapon. The Intercept has not been able to independently verify the Department’s claims. [AND CAN WE BELIEVE ANYTHING FROM THE #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity?!!]
"Minnesota allows open carrying of firearms by people with valid permits. O’Hara said Saturday that the victim’s only known law enforcement interactions were over traffic tickets, 'and we believe he is a lawful gun owner with a permit to carry.' "
Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/01/24/minneapolis-killing-immigration-agent-federal-crackdown/#USPol #ICEOut #ICEOutForGood #DHS #KrustiGnome #StormTroopers
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Student loans: ‘My debt rose £20,000 to £77,000 even though I’m paying’ https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jan/23/student-loans-graduates-plan-2-interest-rates #StudentFinance #BorrowingDebt #Students #Education #HigherEducation #Money #Universities #TuitionFees #TaxAndSpending #GraduateCareers #WorkCareers #GuardianCareers #Politics #Nhs #Nursing #Society #UkNews #EducationPolicy
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Student loans: ‘My debt rose £20,000 to £77,000 even though I’m paying’ https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jan/23/student-loans-graduates-plan-2-interest-rates #StudentFinance #BorrowingDebt #Students #Education #HigherEducation #Money #Universities #TuitionFees #TaxAndSpending #GraduateCareers #WorkCareers #GuardianCareers #Politics #Nhs #Nursing #Society #UkNews #EducationPolicy
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In his latest attack on healthcare workers,
Donald Trump 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 #𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲,
-- 𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲.This is a direct attack on the health care workforce.
And it’s one more reminder why we need scientists, educators, and health care professionals IN Congress
— not politicians who don’t understand (or don’t care about) the consequences of their actions.As a professor at Emory’s nursing school, I’ve dedicated my career to training the next generation of nurses
— the people who will care for us when we’re sick, deliver our babies, respond to emergencies, and literally save our lives.I’m running for Congress because I’ve seen what happens when politicians who know nothing about medicine make decisions that endanger patients
and disrespect the healthcare workers who keep this country running.But I can’t fight this fight alone.
Please chip in anything you can to help me win this race and bring a fresh, needed perspective to Congress.
CHIP IN NOW:
https://jasmine-4ga.org/ -
Taupō Enduro cyclist with 6 broken ribs back on bike after being clipped by ute
He told NZME this week he was walking just three days after the incident, and by Boxing Day,…
#NewsBeep #News #Cycling #after #AU #Australia #back #being #bike #broken #by #clipped #crash #cyclist #during #enduro #left #Nursing #on #penberthy #ppmoa #race #ribs #serious #sports #taup #ute #weeks #with
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New #studentloan rule could dissuade people from advanced #nursing degrees
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New #studentloan rule could dissuade people from advanced #nursing degrees
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New #studentloan rule could dissuade people from advanced #nursing degrees
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New #studentloan rule could dissuade people from advanced #nursing degrees
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New #studentloan rule could dissuade people from advanced #nursing degrees
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'Devastating results': Health expert slams Trump admin over 'sharpest threat' in decades
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rawstory.com/trump-health-2674354276/
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All the best to our graduates who graduated last week!
Some stories can be found in #DundeeUni LinkedIn feed:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/universityofdundee_two-of-todays-nursing-grads-have-already-activity-7397624579411828736-bnOG
#NursingPersonally, I am surprised each time how the same degree information leads to very different hoods being picked for me.
As I have no clue (evident by how I wear some 😅), any pointers to what they are, are welcome!
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All the best to our graduates who graduated last week!
Some stories can be found in #DundeeUni LinkedIn feed:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/universityofdundee_two-of-todays-nursing-grads-have-already-activity-7397624579411828736-bnOG
#NursingPersonally, I am surprised each time how the same degree information leads to very different hoods being picked for me.
As I have no clue (evident by how I wear some 😅), any pointers to what they are, are welcome!
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All the best to our graduates who graduated last week!
Some stories can be found in #DundeeUni LinkedIn feed:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/universityofdundee_two-of-todays-nursing-grads-have-already-activity-7397624579411828736-bnOG
#NursingPersonally, I am surprised each time how the same degree information leads to very different hoods being picked for me.
As I have no clue (evident by how I wear some 😅), any pointers to what they are, are welcome!
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All the best to our graduates who graduated last week!
Some stories can be found in #DundeeUni LinkedIn feed:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/universityofdundee_two-of-todays-nursing-grads-have-already-activity-7397624579411828736-bnOG
#NursingPersonally, I am surprised each time how the same degree information leads to very different hoods being picked for me.
As I have no clue (evident by how I wear some 😅), any pointers to what they are, are welcome!
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#Education #Nursing #Women #PublicHealth #Professions #Discrimination #Misogyny #alt
TRUMP DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION LIMINTS INCLUSION OF NURSING AS A PROFESSION AND LIMITS FEDERAL LOANS
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It's Student Nurse Day
Studying so hard today
Learning to save you#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #Nurse #Nursing #Student #NationalStudentNursesDay #May8 #Superhero #Life #Medicine #Science #Education #Learning #Care #Dedication #Health #Nurses
May 8, 2025
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My Experience as A Plastics House Officer | Housemanship Diaries
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When I entered the Surgical Posting, we initially did not have the privilege of experiencing subspecialities like other batches.
This was due to the fact that there were lack of house officers.
However, mid-Nov, there was redirection of House Officer allocation and suddenly, the posting was overflowed with House Officers.
Hence, subspecialities were reintroduced. The subspecialities reintroduced are neurosurgical, plastics and urology.
Ever since my first posting in Orthopeaedics, I’ve always wanted to experience being in Plastics after assisting my medical officer at that time with SSG.
Thus, during my final weeks, I was given the priviledge.
The Burn Ward is located at Level 3 of the Main Building, and is able to host at most, 10 patients, with each patient having their own room/cubicle.
Usually the burnt patients are kept at Burn Ward whereas other patients who are admitted for AVF creation or SSG are placed at Surgical Ward.
The timing for us House Officers is from 7am till 6pm, Sunday till Friday with an off day on Saturday.
During my time in Plastics, I would usually arrive on time at 7am and proceed to trace the bloods first. After all the bloods have been traced, I would proceed to help out with morning reviews.
Morning reviews are usually done by the postcall medical officer. This is then followed by rounds with the surgeons, usually starting with the acute or rather, the intubated patients followed by the rest.
Rounds at Burn Ward is only once daily. After morning rounds, we would gather at the “Handover Room” whereby the patients who are not in the Burn Ward but is being seen by Plastics as another team or as a primary team are being handed over in terms of case and progress as well as the newly admitted ones.
Next, we will proceed to follow the “Peri rounds” and change dressings if needed. Usually after the Peri rounds is when us House Officers go about our joblists in terms of posting case, referrals or bloodtakings or imaging request.
The rest of the day could be pretty chill if there is nothing going on but usually, there would be new patients to be transferred in, take blood or any post-op patients to be reviewed.
Sometimes there are cases being called and we are more than welcome to join the operation. In between, there are arterial blood gases (ABGs) to be take in between or bloods to be sent.
Finally, in the evening, prior to leaving at the end of our shift, we would prep the coming mornings and leave them nearby before informing in our Surgical House Officer’s group in regards to the “coming mornings”.
My time in Plastics was rather short-lived and I felt that there was so much more to be learnt. But my time spent there was extremely wonderful and the medical officers and surgeons were more than helpful and welcoming towards the new people into their team.
Definitely, a department that I would want to return to.
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- The House Officer’s Dilemma | Housemanship Diaries
- Surviving A Month Of Tagging In My Fourth Posting – Surgery | Housemanship Diaries
- Appreciation Towards The Medical Officers (MOs) – Housemanship Diaries
- My Downfall In Surgery Which Led To My Extension – Housemanship Diaries
- 1 Year Of Housemanship Update – Housemanship Diaries
- Another Good Advice I Will Remember For The Longest Time – Housemanship Diaries
- Enjoying The Journey – Housemanship Diaries
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It is said that during her lifetime, Florence Nightingale owned over 60 Cats, and at one point had 17 at once. Her favourite was a large Persian called Mr. Bismarck.
10 things you might not know about Florence Nightingale:
https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2015/05/12th-may-florence-nightingale.html