4 News Briefs
RNs, for now, prevent Sutter from evicting San
Francisco subacute patients 5 | Minnesota RNs
buy and forgive $2.6 million worth of medical
debt 6 | 18,000 Kaiser RNs kick off 2017
bargaining 7 | Emanuel Medical Center RNs
go union; 8 | RNs' experiences of Hurricane
Harvey 9 | Florida RNs rally Medicare-for-all
support; Texas RNs stage duel of healthcare
facts; Shasta Regional RNs unionize
10 All In
Nurses are all in on Sen. Bernie Sanders' new
Medicare for all bill.
By RoseAnn DeMoro
12 A Real Page Turner
We hope our 2017 reviews inspire you to pick up one
of these titles and—gasp!—read a book.
18 Be the Change
Dotty Nygard, RN is kicking her patient advocacy
up a notch and running for U.S. Congress.
By Lucia Hwang
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ON THE COVER: Amy Bowen, an RN from
Missouri, provides medical aid after Hurricane
Harvey in Beaumont, Texas as part of Registered
Nurse Response Network's (RNRN) disaster
relief efforts.
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