Nurses

Nurses hold signs during a demonstration for increased personal protection equipment outside Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx borough of New York, on Thursday, April 2, 2020.David Dee Delgado | Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe New York State Nurses Association filed suit Monday against the state and two hospital systems, alleging dangerous conditions that put health workers…

April 20 (Reuters) - The New York State Nurses Association sued the state and two hospitals on Monday to force them to provide equipment and adopt safety measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among the association's members in the hard-hit state. The association sued the New York state Department of Health, Montifiore Medical Center…

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's  Coronavirus Resource Center. Nurse Mike Gulick was meticulous about not bringing the coronavirus home to his wife and their 2-year-old daughter. He'd stop at a hotel after work just to take a shower. He'd wash his clothes in Lysol disinfectant. They did a tremendous…

the coronavirus home to his wife and their 2-year-old daughter. He’d stop at a hotel after work just to take a shower. He’d wash his clothes in Lysol disinfectant. They did a tremendous amount of hand-washing.But at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, California, Gulick and his colleagues worried that caring for infected…

SANTA MONICA — Ten nurses at Providence St. John’s Health Center remained on suspension Thursday after refusing to treat coronavirus patients without N95 respirator masks, although their union claimed victory with the hospital’s announcement it is now providing the equipment. According to the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, at least 15 nurses at the Santa…