by Brittany Turner, MSN, RN ONA cares about a lot of things, and voting is one of them. Our members, including myself, value having our voices heard. Whether it’s a local, state, or national election, the repercussions of what is decided at the polls has the potential to impact… Read more
The following statement was released by OSUNO on September 1, 2020: “The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center recently made the disappointing decision to forgo pay increases for those non-unionized staff who have worked tirelessly alongside us throughout the pandemic. Additionally, they have refused to even discuss hero bonuses for… Read more
By: Jessica Dzubak MSN, RN The Year of the Nurse has been an emotionally draining, physically exhausting, and socially challenging one thus far. There is no doubt that nurses have willingly stepped up to the plate and served their patients and communities in unimaginable circumstances. What was supposed to be… Read more
Eric Pennington, CEQF, EQPC, EQAC, SEQ-P, BPC Partner, Spirity of EQ There’s no getting around it: we are living in a time of chaos and uncertainty. Most people are working to figure out what their “normal” now looks like. We can find ourselves ruminating on how things were before or… Read more
By Jessica Dzubak, MSN, RN With all of the Year of the Nurse (YON) celebrations, we cannot forget the violence that nurses are being subjected to across the nation. Nurses indeed should be celebrated for the good work that they do, but tolerating violent assaults should not be part of… Read more
Brittany Turner, MSN, RN – Blog contributor, Nurse Planner at ONA If you haven’t heard, 2020 has been dubbed the Year of the Nurse and Midwife by the World Health Organization (WHO). Wahoo, we earned it nurses! You might be thinking, ‘so what?’ While there’s no doubt that nurses and… Read more