'Florida is a hot mess': Nurses union raises alarm as coronavirus spreads

Nurses from six of the country’s coronavirus hotspots, including Florida, held a news conference Monday, pleading with hospital administrators, government leaders and the general public to take COVID-19 more seriously.

National Nurses United, the country’s largest union for registered nurses, has been vocal since the pandemic’s start. It has raised alarms on inadequate staffing and protective equipment, as well as layoffs and the mounting burnout and anxiety nurses are facing.

Now, as infections surge across the country, nurses are worried about what is to come. They feel government leaders haven’t done enough to equip healthcare workers or inform the public, said union president Jean Ross, a nurse in Minnesota.

“Nurses can see the catastrophic levels of death and suffering on the horizon,” she added. “If we don’t correct course immediately, that will happen.”

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