In: Nursing
Since the onset of Covid-19 in the United States a significant amount of attention has been paid to nurses. Some nurses work in union situations and others do not. Some nurses have been fired because of their activities, and others have been disciplined for speaking to the media, or refusing to work in situations they feel are unsafe for them. Discuss your thoughts on belonging to a union and if the decision were to strike, how would you balance your duty to care as outlined in the Code of Ethics for Nurses with interpretive statements, and the recommendations of leadership to strike or take collective action? Hoping to gain some insight from someone that has experience with nursing unions.