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The Real Long Haulers. For nurses, whose lives are dominated and threatened by government and employer prioritization of profits during Covid-19, it's a never-ending battle they can only win by standing together. July/August/September p. 12. Data Dodgers. July/August/September p. 18. Hands Off! Nurses successfully fight pandemic plays to circum- vent safe staffing ratios. July/August/September p. 20. Dearly Departed. Patient death is different with Covid-19, and it's taking a heavy toll on nurses. July/August/September p. 22. In Memoriam. Honoring our NNU members who died on the front lines of Covid-19: Dione Malana, Janine Paiste-Ponder, Estrella Quillopa Malimban, Sally Solon Fontanilla, Nancy Veto. July/August/September p. 32. Minnesota nurses' president shares emotional moment with Biden. At roundtable talk on Covid, ICU RN Mary Turner details her experiences. October/November/December p. 4. Protecting safe staffing standards during Covid. Nurses fight hospital industry's use of pandemic to attack ratios. October/November/December p. 5. National nurse survey exposes hospitals' knowing failure to prepare for a Covid-19 surge. October/November/ December p. 6. California nurses score huge testing win. State directs hospi- tals to test all patients and to begin weekly Covid testing of all health care staff. October/November/December p. 7. Global Nurses United urges WHO to strengthen Covid-19 guidance. October/November/December p. 11. Distress Signals. NNU's white paper, "Deadly Shame," details the devaluation, injustices, and moral distress nurses suffer, and offers ways to fight back. October/November/December p. 14. Not by a long shot. As Covid-19 vaccines begin to roll out, will some countries and people be left behind? October/November/December p. 18. In Memoriam. Honoring our NNU members who died on the front lines of Covid-19: Mona Rivera, Maribel Tabanguil-May, Nancy Veto. October/November/December p. 23. E ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, DISASTERS, AND JUSTICE MNA nurse cares for Hurricane Dorian victims. January/February/March p. 4. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COLUMN Virulent Greed. Nurses demand hospitals prioritize infectious disease protections, not profits. January/February/March p. 9. Don't call us heroes. Call for safe Covid-19 protections. Nurses signed up to care for patients, not put themselves needlessly at risk. April/May/June p. 9. Right Side of History. Nurses spoke truth to power in 2020 and saved lives. July/August/September p. 11. Looking back, fighting forward. 2020 will truly be recorded in histo- ry as the Year of the Nurse. October/November/December p. 13. H HOSPITAL INDUSTRY Hospitals charge patients up to 18 times cost. NNU's report highlights threat to patients amid Covid-19 pandemic surge. October/November/December p. 10. I INTERNATIONAL WORK MNA nurse cares for Hurricane Dorian victims. January/February/March p. 4. Paying Respects. Honoring Guatemala's disappeared with medical care for the survivors. January/February/ March p. 10. California nurses premiere educational collaboration and film. Joint effort with Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies at UC Davis. April/May/June p. 6. Spreading Solidarity. Nurses join forces globally to share infor- mation and take action on Covid-19 protections. April/May/June p. 26. Global Nurses United urges WHO to strengthen Covid-19 guidance. October/November/December p. 11. Not by a long shot. As Covid-19 vaccines begin to roll out, will some countries and people be left behind? October/November/December p. 18. L LEGISLATION Charity care reforms become state law in Maryland. April/May/June p. 5. Three CNA-sponsored bills signed into law. July/August/September p. 9. N NURSING PRACTICE AND PROFESSION Nurses again ranked most trusted profession. January/February/March p. 7. CNA Board Member Dolores Trujillo, RN appointed to California Board of Registered Nursing. January/February/March p. 8. California nurses premiere educational collaboration and film. Joint effort with Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies at UC Davis. April/May/June p. 6. Distress Signals. NNU's white paper, "Deadly Shame," details the devaluation, injustices, and moral distress nurses suffer, and offers ways to fight back. October/November/December p. 14. O C T O B E R | N O V E M B E R | D E C E M B E R 2 0 2 0 W W W . N A T I O N A L N U R S E S U N I T E D . O R G N A T I O N A L N U R S E 25