Who Cares?

RW Johnson Univ. Hospital RNs Answer on You Tube

New Brunswick: In a time when “smash & grab” characterizes behavior on Wall Street, Americans ask, “Is that all there is?” Nurses of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital say resoundingly, “No” in a video just posted to You Tube for National Nurses Week (May 6-12). 

The nurses’ leader, Jerry Collins, President of Local 4-200 of the United Steelworkers asserts that, “Nurses’ commitment and dedication stand in stark contrast to the behavior of those we counted on for leadership.”

While the nurses don’t claim to be able to cure the recession, they prescribe the YouTube video for those who need to restore their faith. As caring professionals, they stand ready when people are at their most vulnerable.

“This Nurses’ Week, take this YouTube and see a medical professional in the morning,” Collins quipped.  “But seriously, leadership by example has been missing for some time on a national level.  In this piece, we make clear that RNs play a crucial role in our society. We save lives, every day. And we do it with professionalism and integrity.”

Local 4-200 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is comprised of 1300 of the best RNs in the country.  “Working closely with doctors, technologists, therapists and other hospital staff, our nurses give the kind of care for their patients that they want for their own families,” concluded Collins.

For more information:  Jeanne Clark, cell: 908-338-1018

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