This is a two-part, in-person CE Class from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (6 hours of CE credits). If you’re a UC nurse, an extra hour will be available from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Participants must be in attendance all day to receive the full 6 CEU CE credits, even if they have taken one of the classes prior to the sign-up date.

Part 1: How Financialization is Reshaping the Hospital Industry: What Nurses Need to Know

Description

This course will examine the increasing influence of Wall Street in health care and the parallel trend of hospital systems prioritizing their own financial investments over the provision of patient care. We will investigate the causes of these trends and their consequences for patients and nurses.

We will also assess how the increasing influence of financial actors intersects with other key health care trends, including monopolization in the hospital industry, the nurse staffing crisis, increased barriers to care and worsening health outcomes. We will conclude by exploring how nurses can respond to these trends and advocate for their patients and professions.

Objectives

• Understand the relationship between the financial sector of the economy and our health care system.
• Examine how patient care and nursing practice are adversely impacted by the financialization of health care.
• Identify potential responses to financialization.

Instructor: Omid Mohamadi

Part 2: Partnering with our Patients: Nurses, Worker Power, and Health Justice

Description

We know there is a strong correlation between unionization and improved health outcomes for workers. For nurses, this connection can also positively impact their patients. This course will analyze how union nurses have partnered with patients to respond to a radically changing healthcare system and economy. We will examine the growth of RNs’ collective power through decades of organizing and how these struggles have improved the health and welfare of nurses, patients, and communities across the country. We will also look at the broader history of unions in the U.S., examine current debates about the future of workers and unions, and identify reforms that would further empower nurses in the fight for workplace health and safety, high-quality patient care, and health justice in our communities.

Objectives

• Identify various collective resources that RNs can draw on to support their patient advocacy.
• Explain the historic connections between unionization and improved health outcomes for workers and the broader public.
• Explore how nurses can use their collective strength to advocate for their patients and their profession within the facility and beyond.

Instructor: Lynda Berg

Dates and Locations

Friday, October 25, 2024
Westin Portland Harborview
157 High Street
Portland, ME 04101

Thursday, November 14, 2024
Courtyard by Marriott
2481 Carmichael Drive
Chico, CA 95928

Please note: CNA/NNOC/NNU is taking all necessary precautions to ensure the safety and health of nurses, our patients, and our communities during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. All in-person course participants are required to be fully vaccinated, wear masks while indoors, and practice social distancing to the extent possible.

CE courses are free to National Nurses United members. Classes are only offered to direct-care and staff RNs.