The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the death of a nurse who worked at Stockbridge, Ga.-based Piedmont Henry Hospital and may have contracted COVID-19 while caring for ...

WEBSTER GROVES, Mo. – Angie Birk was just one month into her new job as a nurse at KVC Academy – Edgewood in Webster Groves. “She was a good soul. She was always spunky, very happy, positive with life ...

Another state has decided to regulate workplace violence in nursing homes and other healthcare facilities amid a delay in the development of federal rules.

Federal workplace-safety regulators are investigating the death of a nurse who may have contracted COVID-19 while treating patients at Piedmont Henry Hospital. The investigation by the Occupational ...

National Nurses United also supports stronger workplace pandemic safety measures for workers in all industries. National Nurses United (NNU) is commending the release of an Occupational Safety and ...

A federal appeals court struck down a nurses’ union’s petition to reinstall an emergency protection standard for front-line health workers at risk of contracting COVID-19. The U.S. Court of Appeals ...

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TUALATIN, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The news that the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has failed to adopt a permanent standard to protect health care workers during COVID-19 is ...

The association, which represents the interests of 4 million U.S. nurses, said it is disturbed about reports of employers retaliating against nurses and other healthcare workers for raising concerns ...

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Mission Hospital in Asheville is being inspected by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration after nurses filed a formal complaint alleging unsafe working conditions amid the ongoing COVID-19 ...

Effective steps to reduce serious safety events include safety huddles, speaking up for safety, and implementing a 'just' culture. Lanie Ward, MBA, BSN, RN, became chief nursing officer of ...