The Facebook page of the Minnesota Nurses Association offers a running commentary, from the practical - "Anyone in the MNA negotiation group, Please let those of us who are working tonight, know what to do if we are told to leave at 0300 " - to the emotional - " We are Strong. We are United. We are NOT afraid. And we will not back down. Are you listening TCH?" On Wednesday, someone posted part of a memo supposedly from one of the hospital companies that warned nurses that they could be violating patient privacy if they revealed too much about what was happening in their workplaces. They could be disciplined if found to be violating HIPAA.
It raises interesting questions about how the public is supposed to find out about conditions inside health facilities, which nurses say has motivated them to take to the picket lines.
