Below is a collection of links to news stories, provided by Global Nurses United, about nurses in other nations and how they are advocating for their patients.
Antigua and Barbuda
https://antiguaobserver.com/nurses-head-says-plight-being-trivialised/
Headline: Nurses head says plight being trivialised
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Argentina
http://www.infonews.com/nota/316754/reves-para-el-gobierno-la-justicia-ordeno
Titular: Revés para el Gobierno: la Justicia ordenó reincorporar a trabajadores del Hospital Posadas
Headline: Setback for the Government: Justice orders reincorporation of Posadas Hospital workers
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Australia
Headline: Three Tasmanian nurses have been violently assaulted in an overcrowded hospital
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Australia
Headline: Nurses punched and bitten in Launceston General Hospital emergency department
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Australia
Headline: Male midwife breaks down gender barriers and says men need to bring their A-game every day
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Australia
Headline: Canberra Hospital ED one of three ‘putting patients at risk’
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Australia
Headline: Tasmanian mental health patients languish in emergency departments for up to for six days
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Australia
Headline: Patients spent up to six days waiting in Royal Hobart Hospital ED for psych bed, stats show
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Canada
http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1583696-data-shows-big-disparity-in-hospital-occupancy-rates
Headline: Data shows big disparity in hospital occupancy rates
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Canada
https://www.journallenord.com/cisss-laurentides-signe-lentente-fiq/
Titre: Le CISSS des Laurentides signe l’entente avec la FIQ
Headline: CISSS des Laurentides signs agreement with FIQ
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Canada
https://www.ledevoir.com/societe/sante/532133/un-recours-qui-donne-une-voix-aux-usagers-des-chsld
Titre: Action collective: vaincre la peur des représailles
Headline: Collective action: overcoming the fear of reprisals
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Canada
https://winnipegsun.com/news/provincial/st-boniface-hospital-needs-200-more-nurses-ndp
Headline: St. Boniface hospital needs 200 more nurses: NDP candidate
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Canada
http://www.cos-mag.com/psychological-health-safety/37432-helping-those-in-health-care/
Headline: Helping those in health care
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Canada
Headline: Nova Scotia introduces $1.4m nurse practitioner incentive program
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Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/medical-profesionals-react-bedsore-1.4744649
Headline: ‘We know better’: Medical professionals react to Caraquet woman’s stage 4 bedsore
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Dominican Republic
https://noticia.do/enfermeras-hospitales-tamboril-y-hato-del-yaque-paralizan-labores/
Titular: Enfermeras hospitales Tamboril y Hato del Yaque paralizan labores
Headline: Nurses at Tamboril and Hato del Yaque hospitals paralyze work
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Honduras
Titular: ¡ Cuidado con las estafas ! en escuelas de enfermería “de maletín” recomienda la ANEEAH
Headline: Beware of scams! of nursing schools “out of a briefcase” recommends the ANEEAH
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Honduras
Titular: ¡Al fin! Se aprueba contratación de 280 plazas para auxiliares de enfermería
Headline: Finally! Hiring of 280 places for nursing assistants is approved
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India
Headline: Outsourcing staff nurses stage dharna seeking regularization
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Ireland
http://www.thejournal.ie/clontarf-hospital-staff-losses-4123838-Jul2018/
Headline: Clontarf Hospital lost 26% of its staff in just two years
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Ireland
Headline: Pay and burnout forcing nurses out of Ireland, says INMO
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Ireland
Headline: INMO warns that poor pay and short staffing are driving nurses out
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Ireland
Headline: Government’s plans for 2,600 more hospital beds ‘will not be sufficient’
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Ireland
http://kfmradio.com/news/12072018-1002/listen-inmo-says-nursing-roles-must-be-expanded
Headline: Listen: INMO Says Nursing Roles Must Be Expanded.
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Ireland
http://kfmradio.com/news/12072018-1522/listen-hse-cant-retain-nurses-because-pay-conditions
Headline: Listen: HSE Can’t Retain Nurses Because of Pay & Conditions.
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Ireland
http://kfmradio.com/news/13072018-1039/40-increase-no-people-trolleys-naas-general
Headline: 40% Increase in No. Of People on Trolleys At Naas General.
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Ireland
Headline: Nurse challenges dismissal of racial discrimination complaint
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Ireland
Headline: Indian nurse alleges racial discrimination after being passed over for promotion 11 times
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Kenya
https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/07/14/no-health-services-as-go-slow-persists_c1786489
Headline: No health services as go-slow persists
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Kenya
Headline: Congestion crisis in Mbagathi Hospital as mothers share beds
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Malta
Headline: Nurses’ union suspending directives following satisfactory meeting
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New Zealand
Headline: New Zealand nurses’ strike spotlights fiscal challenge for government
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New Zealand
Headline: ‘Be fair to those who care’: New Zealand hospitals in chaos as 30,000 nurses strike
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New Zealand
Headline: Health Minister David Clark out of the country before nurses’ strike
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New Zealand
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/361733/nurses-strike-that-is-the-offer-david-clark
Headline: Nurses strike: ‘That is the offer’ – David Clark
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New Zealand
Headline: Patient supporting nurses’ strike despite searing pain, surgery delay
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New Zealand
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/361708/nurses-return-to-work-as-national-strike-ends
Headline: Nurses return to work as national strike ends
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New Zealand
Headline: New Zealand teachers and nurses to hold first mass strike in a generation
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New Zealand
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12087622
Headline: Rotorua nurses rally at Kuirau Park as strike action begins
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New Zealand
https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/article/opinion/columns/nurses-made-right-decision
Headline: Nurses made the right decision
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Philippines
http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1040845
Headline: Health workers call for P16-K national minimum wage
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Philippines
Filipino: DAGDAG-PONDO| Alliance of Health Workers nagsagawa ng kilos protesta sa harapan ng DBM
Headline: DAGDAG-PONDO | Alliance of Health Workers protest in front of the DBM
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Portugal
Manchete: ULS GUARDA ANUNCIA A CONTRATAÇÃO DE 16 ENFERMEIROS, SINDICATO DOS ENFERMEIROS PORTUGUESES DIZ QUE É UMA “GOTA NO OCEANO”
Headline: ULS GUARDA ANNOUNCES THE HIRING OF 16 NURSES, UNION OF PORTUGUESE NURSES SAYS IT IS A “DROP IN THE OCEAN”
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Portugal
https://observador.pt/2018/07/11/ordem-alerta-ministerio-da-saude-para-suicidios-entre-enfermeiros/
Manchete: Ordem alerta Ministério da Saúde para suicídios entre enfermeiros
Headline: Ministry of Health Issues Alert Order for Suicides Among Nurses
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Portugal
Manchete: Sindicato dos Enfermeiros diz que ministro está a falhar diagnóstico
Headline: Union of Nurses says minister is failing diagnosis
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South Africa
Headline: It’s painful to be called uneducated, says community care worker
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South Africa
Headline: Healthworkers say they are undervalued and poorly equipped
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Spain
Titular: Denuncian agresiones a enfermeros en dos centros de salud en una semana
Headline: Nurses denounce aggressions in two health centers in one week
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Spain
http://salamancartvaldia.es/not/184505/satse-pide-junta-adaptar-complemento-especifico-enfermeros/
Titular: SATSE pide a la Junta adaptar el complemento específico de los enfermeros a la realidad de su trabajo
Headline: SATSE asks the board to adjust nurses bonuses to match the reality of their work
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Spain
Titular: SATSE demanda retribuciones acordes e igualitarias para los enfermeros de CyL
Headline: SATSE demands equal salaries for CyL nurses
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Spain
Titular: SATSE exige unas “retribuciones acordes” para los enfermeros de la comunidad en su puesto de trabajo
Headline: SATSE demands “commensurate rewards” for community nurses at their workplace
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Spain
https://politica.elpais.com/politica/2018/07/10/actualidad/1531227193_843766.html
Titular: Los enfermeros denuncian el cierre de 14.000 camas en verano en toda España
Headline: Nurses denounce the closure of 14,000 beds during summer throughout Spain
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Spain
Titular: Montón quiere “nuevos roles” para Enfermería: ¿cuáles pide el colectivo?
Headline: Montón wants “new roles” for Nursing: what does the union ask for?
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Spain
Titular: Enfermeros denuncian una plaga de cucarachas en centro de salud de L’Eliana
Headline: Nurses denounce a plague of cockroaches in L’Eliana health center
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United Kingdom
https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/News/Immigration-vital-for-care-industrys-future-10072018.htm
Headline: Immigration ‘vital’ for care industry’s future
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United Kingdom
https://nursingnotes.co.uk/nurses-say-struggling-keep-patients-safe/
Headline: Nurses say they are struggling to keep patients safe
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United Kingdom
Headline: RCN concerned nursing associate role ‘remains ill-defined’
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United Kingdom
Headline: RCN calls for greater nursing input in designing NHS IT systems
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United Kingdom
Headline: Nursing course applications have crashed by third in two years
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United Kingdom
https://metro.co.uk/2018/07/11/how-do-nhs-staff-protect-their-physical-and-mental-health-7700091/
Headline: How do NHS staff protect their physical and mental health?
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United States
Headline: “Medicare-for-all” means something. Don’t let moderates water it down.
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United States
https://www.bradenton.com/news/local/article214749410.html
Headline: Turnover rate among Blake Medical Center nurses is high. Here’s what they’re doing about it.
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United States
http://www.fox35orlando.com/health/nurses-picket-fighting-for-staffing-changes
Headline: Nurses picket, fighting for staffing changes
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United States
Headline: HCA nurses picket at five Tampa Bay area hospitals over staffing concerns
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United States
Headline: Osecola nurses rally for staffing changes: report
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United States
Headline: Nurses picketed Thursday to protest shortage at major hospitals
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United States
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/07/emergency-room-violence-opioid-crackdown-700816
Headline: ‘We had a nurse almost strangled with IV tubing’
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United States
Headline: Nurses picket at local hospitals during contract negotiations
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United States
https://sflcn.com/andrew-gillum-surging-in-democratic-primary-for-florida-governor/
Headline: Andrew Gillum Surging in Democratic Primary for Florida Governor
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United States
Headline: DFL candidates in race for Minnesota governor highlight health care plans
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United States
Headline: Health: US Soldiers In Liberia Receive 4 Hours Of Ebola Training And Are Quartered In Hotels
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United States
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/influencers/article214449799.html
Headline: Tax haircuts and concerts – or the rich? Californians consider the options
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Venezuela
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/13930
Headline: Venezuelan Nurses’ Strike for Better Salaries and Work Conditions
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Venezuela
https://informe21.com/economia/enfermeras-cumplen-15-dias-de-protesta-para-exigir-salarios-justos
Titular: Enfermeras cumplen 15 días de protesta para exigir salarios justos
Headline: Nurses carry out 15 day protest to demand fair wages
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Venezuela
Titular: VIDEO | Personal de enfermería de hospital en Carúpano protestó para exigir reivindicaciones salariales
Headline: VIDEO | Hospital nursing staff in Carúpano protested to demand wage claims
