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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 4 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 27 O OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY NNU report shows surge in workplace violence rates. A majority of nurses have experienced violence within the past year. January/February/March p. 5. NNU applauds CDC Federal agency sends draft infection control guid- ance back to HICPAC. January/February/March p. 7. An Ounce of Prevention. RNs show that organizing to enforce work- place violence prevention standards can make huge improvements. January/February/March p. 20. Safety outside. January/February/March p. 22 UC RNs hold state public health department accountable. April/May/June p. 11. NNU health and safety experts join important CDC advisory groups. July/August/September p. 8. ORGANIZATION NNU health and safety experts join important CDC advisory groups. July/August/September p. 8. Perfect Vision. As NNU marks its 15th anniversary, nurses celebrate visionary leaders from before and into the future. October/November/December p. 17. ORGANIZING Fort Kent nurses unionize. January/February/March p. 9. Austin nurses vote resounding yes to NNOC. RNs in nurse programs at Ascension Seton Medical Center join NNOC. January/February/March p. 17. Nurses at Ascension Saint Agnes in Baltimore begin negotiations for a first contract. January/February/March p. 18. MNA welcomes upwards of 700 nurses into union so far. Minnesota Nurses Association. July/August/September p. 6. P POLITICS NNU endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for president Harris backs nurses, patients, unions, reproductive rights, working people. July/August/September p. 7. Holding the Line. When our patients need us, we catch them. We'll do the same for our country. July/August/September p. 15. PROFILES Permanent Damage. Because our government and employers failed to protect nurses, thousands of us will struggle to live with Long Covid for the rest of our lives, jeopardizing our livelihoods and careers. July/August/September p. 16. A Rightful Place in History. Virginia Allen is one of the last "Black Angels," a group of Black nurses who helped cure tuberculosis. October/November/December p. 23. R RATIOS See Staffing REGISTERED NURSE RESPONSE NETWORK (RNRN) Nurse volunteers staffed free health clinics in Guatemala. Registered Nurse Response Network RNs treated more than 2,000 people. April/May/June p. 12. Wake of the Storm. RNRN nurse volunteers provided all types of healing in Asheville, N.C. after Hurricane Helene. October/November/December p. 21. S SINGLE-PAYER HEALTH CARE See Health Care Reform STAFFING Minnesota nurses introduce Healing Greed Agenda. Legislative road map puts patient needs before corporate greed. January/February/March p. 6. UChicago nurses rally for safe staffing. January/February/March p. 12. Maine nurses press on for ratios bill. April/May/June p. 7. Union nurse testifies at U.S. Senate field hearing Mission Hospital RN appeared as a witness before the HELP Committee. April/May/June p. 14. VA nurses speak out for safe staffing. April/May/June p. 15. VA nurses across country fight for safe staffing, protest hiring freeze. July/August/September p. 9. VA nurses speak out. October/November/December p. 12. RNs at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin rally for safe staffing. October/November/December p. 13. STRIKES See Bargaining TECHNOLOGY AND A.I. Humanity is the heart of nursing. Replacing RN care with A.I. is unac- ceptable. Nurses are fighting back. January/February/March p. 19. 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. April/May/June p. 20. Nurses and Patients' Bill of Rights: Guiding Principles for A.I. Justice in Nursing and Health Care. April/May/June p. 22. V VETERANS AFFAIRS VA nurses speak out for safe staffing. April/May/June p. 15. VA nurses across country fight for safe staffing, protest hiring freeze. July/August/September p. 9. VA nurses speak out. October/November/December p. 12. W WORKPLACE ISSUES See Occupational Health and Safety 2024 EDITORIAL INDEX