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WNA Files an Amicus Brief Supporting Safe at Home Extension
On April 28, 2020 WNA’s Executive Committee authorized signing on to an Amicus Brief supporting the Safe at Home Extension Executive Order. Background The filing of an amicus brief is in response to the Republican legislative leadership lawsuit that has gone to the Wisconsin Supreme Court to block Safer at Home and, have DHS go […]
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Wisconsin COVID-19 April 21 Test Results
Status Number (%) of People as of 4/14/2020 Negative Test Result 47,841 Positive Test Result 4,620 Hospitalizations 1,252 (27%) Deaths 242
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Safer At Home Extension Letter of Support
Wisconsin Nurses Association is one of the multiple organizations that thank and applaud Governor Evers and Secretary-Designee Palm for taking action to extend the state’s Safer at Home order. Recent trends in state and national data are demonstrating that social distancing is effective at helping to flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19. This […]
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Wisconsin Safer at Home Order extends to May 26, 2020
An order to extend the Safer at Home to May 26, 2020 was issued today. Reasons for extension is that the COVID virus remains prevalent in Wisconsin with reported cases of 3,721, we know that this is higher but testing has been problematic, and present in 65 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties. Wisconsin will need to […]
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CDC Holding Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Call Friday
COVID-19 in the United States: Insights from Healthcare Systems During this COCA Call, presenters will discuss the current impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare systems in the U.S., including key successes and challenges from the hospital response perspective. Date: Friday, April 17, 2020 Time: 1-2 p.m. CT Call information. If you are unable to attend […]
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Announcing COVID-19 Response Volunteer Registry Calling all Nurses!
The Wisconsin Nurses Association would like all nurses to know about an opportunity for you to be a part of a volunteer COVID-19 response team through the Wisconsin Emergency Assistance Volunteer Registry (WEAVR). Help is needed in both clinical and non-clinical nursing support roles that include RNs, NPs and CNAs. It is expected that the […]
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Wisconsin COVID-19 April 14 Test Results
Status Number (%) of People as of 4/14/2020 Negative Test Result 37,997 Positive Test Result 3,555 Hospitalizations 1049 (30%) Deaths 170
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Wisconsin COVID-19 April 10 Test Results
Status Number (%) of People as of 4/10/2020 Negative Test Result 33,225 Positive Test Result 3,068 Hospitalizations 904 (29%) Deaths 128
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WNA provides comments at Wisconsin Board of Nursing April 9, 2020 Public Hearing
The Wisconsin Board of Nursing held a public hearing on Thursday asking for comment on their Scope Statement proposal related to COVID-19 Emergency Administrative Rules. Nursing related Administrative Rules are regulated by State of Wisconsin Board of Nursing and the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services. The Board of Nursing is wanting to update the […]
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Status on PPE supply form Strategic National Stockpile
This is the latest information we have on PPE procurement. Gov. Tony Evers announced on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 that Wisconsin has received its second phase of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) and is in the process of distribution. The second phase of supplies from the SNS are being delivered […]
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