nursestakedc in the media
November 29, 2019
Why mandated nurse-to-patient ratios have become one of the most controversial ideas in health care
It was a busy night at the Chicago-area emergency room where Melissa Bertoletti worked. She was a triage nurse . . .
May 16, 2017
NursesTakeDC Rally Raises Awareness of Safe Staffing Ratios
Stethoscopes dangled around the necks of nurses wearing navy NursesTakeDC t-shirts and big smiles. “Where are y’all from? We’re . . .
April, 27, 2017
Nurses Take DC for Patient Safety
May 4th and 5th 2017, Nurses from around the country will converge on Washington DC for a Patient Safety Conference and to rally for . . .
March 8, 2017
Why I Choose To Take A Stand For Safe Staffing and The Nursing Profession #NursesTakeDC
Hi everyone! My name is Kelsey. I have been a registered nurse for about 4 and half years. When I went through nursing school, it was . . .
March 21, 2018
Want Safer Nurse Staffing? Raise Your Voice and Join the Movement
The practice of nursing is under attack. For many years, nurses have struggled with unsafe staffing . . .
May 6, 2017
Nurses rally in Washington D.C. to fight for patient care
New legislation could force nurses at hospitals to take on eight patients at once, which nurses are fighting for the safety of their patients.
April 13, 2017
#FightingNurseStereotypes Using Social Media
Advocacy work of today uses social media, such as the wildly successful “Show Me Your Stethoscope” campaign, which was born . . .
March 4, 2016
Nurses plan DC rally to promote proper staffing
If you get a group of nurses together, there is one topic they are all likely to agree on instantly — staffing. As the largest . . .
May 24, 2017
Nurses Get Political to Address Unsafe Staffing
Hi. I'm Laura Stokowski with Medscape, and I'm a registered nurse. I'm one of 3.3 million registered nurses in the United States . . .
May 4, 2017
Nurses take DC! Marching for safer nurse-to-patient ratios
Every day, nurses spend a lot of time on their feet – but it’s rare for them to march! The last time nurses took to the streets in a . . .
April 4, 2017
Nurses Are Taking Washington, DC
The 3.1 million nurses in the United States are a large and powerful group—if only they knew it, and exercised their power. Many nurses say . . .
January 14, 2017
#NursesTakeDC Patient Safety Conference and Rally for National Patient Ratios
Nurses all across the United States and Show Me Your Stethoscope will be teaming up to taking D.C. once again . . .