COVID-19 Resources

Leave Rights for COVID-19 Medical Removal (Isolation or Quarantine)

Nurses working in the state of New York have several options for fully-paid or partially paid leave to cover work time missed due to COVID-19 infection or COVID-19 quarantine.

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COVID-19 Resources

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic effect on the U.S. healthcare industry, patient care and the health and safety of frontline healthcare workers. From the beginning, NYSNA has kept on top of the changing information and scientific evidence regarding the SARS-CoV-2 virus, transmission, treatment and prevention and has advocated for best practices in protecting patients and nurses.

In Memoriam: Fallen NYSNA Nurses

NYSNA is saddened at the passing of NYSNA members, along with their nursing colleagues, who have fallen victim to COVID-19.

COVID/Flu/RSV Guide

Current COVID-19 strains • New RSV vaccine information • Recommended protections for healthcare staff • Facility checklist

NYSNA Long COVID Guide

NYSNA has developed this guide to provide up-to-date information on long COVID and resources for further information and support. Please keep in mind that, as new information about the SARS-CoV-2 virus, treatment for acute and long-term COVID-19 illness, vaccines and virus mutations becomes available, some of the information contained herein may become outdated.

NYSNA Joins National Healthcare Unions to Demand Permanent OSHA Protections for Healthcare Workers Against COVID-19

January 05, 2022

NYSNA joins national healthcare unions to demand that the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issue permanent COVID-19 protections for healthcare workers. After OSHA dropped temporary health and safety standa

Omicron Crisis Resources

With COVID-19 cases surging once again due to the extraordinarily transmissible Omicron variant, New York’s healthcare professionals and system are once again facing unprecedented strains. We offer the following resources to NYSNA members to assist in navigating this latest crisis in the ongoing global pandemic.

Health and Safety

Caring for a patient shouldn’t turn YOU into a patient. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration considers healthcare settings to have some of the highest worker injury rates of all U.S. workplaces.

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