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Racism - An Ongoing Public Health Crisis
Racism is a longstanding public health crisis in this country that needs our attention!
Discrimination impacts all aspects of life, including both mental and physical health, housing, education, employment, and the criminal justice system. As nurses, we are obligated by ANA's Code of Ethics to advocate against racism, discrimination, and injustice through honest policy changes, practices, and conversations. To remain silent is to be complicit.
We call on you to educate yourself and then use your trusted voice and influence to educate others about the systematic injustices that have caused the riots and protests covered in the news. Leaders must come together at the local, state, and national level and commit to sustainable dialogue with others to address racism and discrimination, police misconduct, and basic human rights. This pivotal moment calls for each of us to ask ourselves which side of history we want to be on and the legacy we wish to pass on to future generations.
"Never, never be afraid to do what’s right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society’s punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.” -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On behalf of ANA\C and Board of Directors,
Dr. Marketa Houskova, DNP, MAIA, BA, RN Executive Director
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David Nisleit, San Diego Chief of Police
1401 Broadway
San Diego, CA 92101
June 2, 2020
Dear Chief Nisleit,
In response to the continued violence in our community in the aftermath of the weekend’s
protests and riots, we are writing to advise you that registered nurses and members of the
American Nurses Association\California, the largest professional nursing association in the state,
will be attending the forthcoming protests. These registered nurses are trained in trauma triage
and experienced in emergency services. They will have supplies to provide first aid to those
requiring care. Moreover, they will aid in facilitating a handoff to San Diego Emergency Medical
Services.
While across the country there have been many videos of medical tents and nurses being gassed
and shot with rubber pellets while in the act of providing care to those injured in the protests,
we are hopeful that the SDPD will support the work of these nurses in providing aid to those in
need on the frontlines of civil unrest. The ANA Code of Ethics calls on nurses to advocate on
behalf of our patients, it also serves as a statement of the ethical obligations nurses have with
our society. As these unrests are happening in our community, we will adhere to the highest
ethical calling of our profession and will provide care to those in need. Please feel free to reach
out to ANA\C Executive Director, Dr. Marketa Houskova, at ED@anacalifornia.org should you
have any questions or concerns.
On behalf of ANA\C San Diego Regional Task Force:
Danisha Jenkins MSN, RN, CCRN, NEA-BC
Dr. Christina Kelley, DNP, RN, CCRN
Laura Chechel MSN, RN, CNS, APRN
Trisha Weers BSN, RN, PCCN
Planning to aid injured protesters? Contact ANA\California to help alert proper authorities. Email us.
- Whether or not they can physically attend the protests, many nurses are raising their voices to lend their support. Those who do attend protests to offer care do not make light of the decision to do so, especially if they’ve treated or been in close contact with COVID-19 positive patients.
- “For nurses of color working on the frontlines, it’s disheartening to still realize that you’re living in a country where you’re under-appreciated and judged, first, on the color of your skin, rather than the content of your character,” said Martha Dawson, DNP, RN, a professor and the President of the National Black Nurses Association.
- One nurse on Twitter, Saba M, tweeted out tips to keep protesters safe from the spread of COVID-19.
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- Many California counties saw rises in cases due to Memorial Day weekend gatherings, now worry about transmissions during George Floyd protests.
- The state recorded 2,039 new cases, a seven-day average of 2,527 per day — the highest daily average since the start of the pandemic. There also were 29 new deaths recorded, though the average number of daily fatalities has declined slowly since May 21, when there was an average of 78 new deaths.
- Prior to the weekend’s protests, public health officials had begun to develop a picture of how the deadly virus was spreading in California. It was becoming clear that longterm care homes for the elderly, jails and prisons, food processing plants and social gatherings had become the main culprit for repeated outbreaks among Californians.
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- California is seeing a strong surge in COVID19 cases in the past week.
- Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Marin, Alameda, San Mateo, Imperial, and other counties are among those seeing increases in cases.
- However, California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed steep cuts to public universities and health care among other programs as part of a revised state budget announced Thursday that reflects the state’s sudden loss of income brought on by the coronavirus crisis.
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- Two Masks: It’s inevitable that you’ll get hot and sweaty... Switch out masks halfway through. Immediately dispose of masks when arriving home.
- Clean Hand, Dirty Glove: Use a clean, bare hand to open your water bottle, use your phone, etc. Wear a glove to touch your sign and other people.
- Sunglasses and Eye Protection: Yelling spreads spit (droplets) more than casual conversation. Wear sunglasses or other forms of eye protection to protect yourself from exposure.
- Step Away to Drink, Eat: When you need a drink or snack, step away from the crowd as far as possible. Your exposure risk will be highest during this time.
- Hand Sanitizer: Bring and use hand sanitizer. This is a no-brainer!
- Wipe Your Phone: Wipe your phone before and after attending the protest to prevent surface contamination.
- Hot or Not: Check your temperature before attending a protest. Do not attend if you show any symptoms. Monitor yourself daily after attending a protest to know if you’ve been exposed.
Purposes of the survey:
- Determine the impact of practice barriers and restrictions on providing patient care and on APRN practice, and
- Understand the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on patient care and on APRN practice.
Prepared by: a team of nurse researchers from Vanderbilt University, the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, and the University of Tennessee are conducting a national APRN practice and pandemic study.
Take the survey.
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Harvard Medical School via Medical Xpress
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