SANTA MONICA — Ten nurses at Providence St. John’s Health Center remained on suspension Thursday after refusing to treat coronavirus patients without N95 respirator masks, although their union claimed victory with the hospital’s announcement it is now providing the equipment. According to the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, at least 15 nurses at the Santa…
Nurse Mike Gulick was meticulous about not bringing the coronavirus home to his wife and their two-year-old daughter. He’d stop at a hotel after work just to take a shower. He’d wash his clothes in Lysol disinfectant. But at Providence Saint John’s health center in Santa Monica, California, Gulick and his colleagues worried that caring…
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Nurse Mike Gulick was meticulous about not bringing the coronavirus home to his wife and their 2-year-old daughter. He would stop at a hotel after work just to take a shower. He would wash his clothes in Lysol disinfectant. They did a tremendous amount of handwashing.But at Providence Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica,…
Nurse Mike Gulick was meticulous about not bringing the coronavirus home to his wife and their 2-year-old daughter. He'd stop at a hotel after work just to take a shower. He'd wash his clothes in Lysol disinfectant. They did a tremendous amount of handwashing. But at Providence Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California,…
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