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Speech Rights of Health Workers Bolstered by Appeals Court Ruling

Hospitals and other businesses will need to rethink bans on talking to the media and other efforts to gag their employees. The John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse in Boston, home of the First Circuit Court of Appeals. (Photo by Beyond My Ken from Wikipedia Commons via Courthouse News) BOSTON (CN) Companies that have been trying to shut down employees’ public criticisms of their conduct, especially in the wake of the pandemic, will need to reconsider their policies in light of a First Circuit ruling. The appeals court ruled Wednesday that a hospital worker shouldn’t have been fired for complaining to a newspaper about staffing practices. The case that has drawn national attention due to the large number of health care workers who have recently been terminated or disciplined for speaking out about inadequate protection during the pandemic. 

More nurses face burnout because of COVID-19 as pandemic exacerbates nursing shortage

More nurses face burnout because of COVID-19 as pandemic exacerbates nursing shortage Suzanne Phan, KOMO News Reporter © Provided by KOMO-TV Seattle The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed many local nurses to the verge of burnout.  A Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation poll found that 3 of 10 health care workers have considered getting out of the field. During National Nurses Week in 2021, many nurses say they need more support mentally, emotionally, and physically. The pandemic has exacerbated the ongoing nursing shortage and pushed many to leave or think about leaving nursing. “Everybody is tired. I’m tired,” said nurse Jacob Kostecka. Every day for the past year, Kostecka came into contact with people with COVID. About two weeks ago, he left the critical care unit at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia.

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