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26 N A T I O N A L N U R S E 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 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 Enloe Health RNs in Chico win new contract. October/November/December p. 13. Northern Maine Medical Center nurses picket for first contract. October/November/December p. 13. RNs at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin rally for safe staffing. October/November/December p. 13. Never giving up. Cook County nurses fight to win back pay and bonuses. October/November/December p. 14. BOOK REVIEWS Taking Care: The Story of Nursing and Its Power to Change Our World by Sarah DiGreggorio. October/November/December p. 11. C COVID-19 NNU applauds CDC Federal agency sends draft infection control guid- ance back to HICPAC. January/February/March p. 7. NNU health and safety experts join important CDC advisory groups. July/August/September p. 8. 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. E ELECTIONS See Politics EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COLUMN Humanity is the heart of nursing. Replacing RN care with A.I. is unac- ceptable. Nurses are fighting back. January/February/March p. 19. Planting Seeds. From Lobby Week to Nurses Week, we've been growing our advocacy and power this season. April/May/June p. 19. Holding the Line. When our patients need us, we catch them. We'll do the same for our country. July/August/September p. 15. Nursing the Nation. Our solidarity and courage mean everything on the road ahead. October/November/December p. 16. H HEALTH CARE REFORM Nurses champion improved CalCare legislation. January/February/March p. 8. 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. HOSPITAL INDUSTRY Minnesota nurses introduce Healing Greed Agenda. Legislative road map puts patient needs before corporate greed. January/February/March p. 6. Mission Hospital nurses applaud AG's lawsuit. RNs' complaints resulted in state investigation, immediate jeopardy finding. January/February/March p. 16. Hollister nurses vindicated by court ruling. Judge sides with RNs in rejecting hospital bankruptcy. April/May/June p. 11. 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. Hemet RNs successfully delay obstetrics closure. October/November/December p. 10. Hard Reboot. When a cyberattack took down their computer systems, Ascension nurses relied on their most valuable infrastructure: them- selves. October/November/December p. 19. I INTERNATIONAL WORK Nurse volunteers staffed free health clinics in Guatemala. Registered Nurse Response Network RNs treated more than 2,000 people. April/May/June p. 12. L LEGISLATION Minnesota nurses introduce Healing Greed Agenda. Legislative road map puts patient needs before corporate greed. January/February/March p. 6. Nurses champion improved CalCare legislation. January/February/March p. 8. 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. Two CNA-sponsored bills signed into law. S.B. 1061 (medical debt). S.B. 1015 (clinical placements). October/November/December p. 9. N NURSING PRACTICE AND PROFESSION The Heart of the Union. January/February/March p. 10. Nurses named most trusted profession for 22nd consecutive year. January/February/March p. 11. NNU applauds FTC's new rule on stay-or-pay contracts. April/May/June p. 10. UC RNs hold state public health department accountable. April/May/June p. 11. Where the Action Is: Professional Practice Committee meetings are where nurses brainstorm solutions and hold management accountable. April/May/June p. 17. 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. Winning Big. How UCLA's PPC stopped the practice of doubling patients in single-occupancy rooms. July/August/September p. 13. Hemet RNs successfully delay obstetrics closure. October/November/December p. 10. VA nurses speak out. October/November/December p. 12. Hard Reboot. When a cyberattack took down their computer systems, Ascension nurses relied on their most valuable infrastructure: them- selves. October/November/December p. 19.