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Joint Commission Standards on Workplace Violence

Standards by the Joint Commission (TJC) place additional requirements on accredited employers related to the prevention of violence in the workplace. The newest standards went into effect as of...

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.

New: Omicron Crisis Demands

Download: OMICRON CRISIS DEMANDS

COVID-19 cases are skyrocketing and our healthcare system is once again coming under enormous strain due to the newly emergent, extraordinarily transmissible Omicron...

Position Statement: On the COVID-19 Vaccine, July 21

The intent of this updated position statement is to emphasize that the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) supports the recommendation that everyone be vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 in a just, fair, and equitable manner.

Current Staffing in NY Healthcare Settings

NYSNA nurses support legislation that would establish minimum upwardly adjustable RN-to-patient ratios in all healthcare settings.

Practice Alert: Hospital, Nursing Home, and Care Giver Immunity Provisions for the Care of Patients with COVID-19 are Repealed as of April 6, 2021

The New York State Legislature signed into law a bill repealing the last of the hospital, nursing home, and caregiver immunity provisions and protections for the care of patients with COVID-19.

Position Statement: On COVID-19 Liability Protection Rollback

Hospitals and nursing homes must reinstate all pre-pandemic and contractual standards of orientation, staff development training, floating, and RN competency assessment level criterion and practices that are required to care for all patients, including COVID-19 patients.