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4 News Briefs
Capital-region nurses unite for patients and their
profession 5 | Michigan nurses strike for five days
6 | Chicago nurses score contract victory 7 | Palm
Springs nurses fight for their hospital's future;
Maine nurses press on for ratios bill 8 | Austin
nurses ratify first union contract 9 | Wichita nurses
win first union contract 10 | NNU applauds FTC's
new rule on stay-or-pay contracts 11 | Hollister
nurses vindicated by court ruling; UC RNs hold
state public health department accountable
12 | RN volunteers staffed free health clinics
in Guatemala 13 | Machias RNs and techs
hold first-ever strike 14 | NNU nurse testifies at
U.S. Senate field hearing 15 | VA nurses across the
country speak out for safe staffing 16 | Fremont
RNs prevail with new contract; Oroville nurses
ratify new contract; Fresno County RNs approve
new agreement; Ventura County per diem RNs and
other health care workers ratify new pact; California
nurses celebrate victory for the single-payer health
care movement.
17 Where the Action Is
Professional Practice Committee meetings are
where nurses brainstorm solutions and hold
management accountable.
By Chuleenan Svetvilas
19 Planting Seeds
From Lobby Week to Nurses Week, we've been
growing our advocacy and power this season.
By Bonnie Castillo, RN
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Risky Business
Hospitals are embracing artificial intelligence
to replace us, but nurses know data points are
not true nursing care. How we're fighting back
for our patients and our profession.
By Lucia Hwang
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ON THE COVER: From top: On April 22, hundreds
of nurses in San Francisco protested the inappro-
priate use of artificial intelligence in health care;
Albany-area nurses with New York State Nurses
Association showed their solidarity for safe
staffing and fair contracts.
