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Theresa Brown

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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Next time you hear someone say health care for all Americans would be too expensive, remind them how much money is available to kick people out of the country, and ask why that is vastly more important to the government than our citizens' health. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US paid $32m to five countries to accept about 300 deportees, report shows
Some of the world’s most corrupt countries have received huge payments in third-country deportation scheme
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Sunday social media day of rest. I'm working on my book, not reading one, but still. The book comes out in October, is called 4 Nurses, and shows healthcare in the U.S. better than what most of us get right now. It is possible to fix our broken system.
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Wonderful! May his memory inspire justice for nurses and all Americans for years to come.
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
I've been threatened at work--in the hospital and in someone's home, no less, when I did hospice nursing. That was scary. I've broken up a fight and seen staff get hurt. This is not what #nurses "signed on for." It's scary and it's why nurses are leaving the bedside. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
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Opinion | Nurses Face Horrific Violence at Work. We’re Striking to Change That.
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Sunday is usually my Social Media Day of Rest, but today I’m posting a pic of the vigil for nurse Alex Pretti that I spoke at last night in Pittsburgh. You can see me, the crowd, and the river behind us. I felt so much hope at the event. There will be dark days ahead, but together we create light.
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
I'll be speaking at a vigil for Alex Pretti tonight in Pittsburgh--5:30 at the Fred Rogers memorial on the Northside. We nurses have to stick up for one another, and for justice. You can read my Substack here: theresabrown.substack.com/p/an-elegy-f...
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An Elegy for Nurse Alex Pretti
Book event Feb. 2 with Laura Delano in Pittsburgh on Unshrunk: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment and Resistance
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Why are ICE agents even allowed to carry guns? How is being able to kill people part of their mandate? Dems should disallow them from carrying lethal weapons--they don't need them and they agents are out of control.
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Like many nurses, I was very upset upset about the murder of nurse Alex Pretti. Please read the elegy I wrote for him and share, if you find it meaningful. Column in Cancer Nursing Today: www.cancernursingtoday.com/post/theresa...
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Beautiful! And very sad.
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
I'm attending SEIU HCPA's event, “Vigil For Alex Pretti” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/seiuhcpa/eve...
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Vigil For Alex Pretti · SEIU HCPA
Join us for a vigil honoring the life and death of Veteran's Affairs nurse Alex Pretti and call for our neighbors, community, and country to come together and embrace our shared humanity.
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
I'm realizing health care & politics can't be separated in the U.S. Killing Nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis seems of a piece with direct attacks on health care. They want to cause pain and don't care who gets hurt. My Substack newsletter from last week: theresabrown.substack.com/p/playing-po...
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Playing politics with health care is a matter of justice
A new column in Cancer Nursing Today
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
I usually post that Sunday should be a social media day of rest. With the death of Nurse Alex Pretti, I’m not so sure about this Sunday, but a pic of my dog enjoying the snow here in Pittsburgh seemed good, too.
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Went to an anti-ICE protest yesterday in Pittsburgh w/another nurse--beyond sad that ICE killed a nurse today with 10 shots at close range. It's time to stand up & speak up. Don't give in to fear. There are more decent people in this country than violent sadists. We are stronger than them, together.
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
I have always found this quotation inspiring. There are so many terrible forms of injustice, that MLK singled out health care says something powerful. It is inhumane not to care for the weakest and most vulnerable among us. A strong nation cares for all its citizens--that's how it stays strong.
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
The "nurses are not professionals" issue--it's dumb and patients will lose out. Our system depends on grad nurses. If fewer nurses become NPs CNMs & CRNAs because of this stupid category change, it won't be good. Read my column in Cancer Nursing Today: www.cancernursingtoday.com/post/of-cour...
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Of Course Graduate Nurses Are Professionals—and Are Needed | Cancer Nursing Today
Theresa Brown, RN, weighs in on the impacts of changing how graduate nursing degrees are classified by the Department of Education, with the "Professional" status being removed.
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
I'm attending Healthcare Not Warfare's event, “Mass Call: Healthcare Not Warfare” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/healthcareno...
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Mass Call: Healthcare Not Warfare · Healthcare Not Warfare
### We need to act fast to ensure that Trump doesn’t run Venezuela ** Join our emergency organizing call to find ways to mobilize to stop more endless war. ** Congress can act this week to end Trump...
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Happy 2026 ya’ll! I’m busy with book edits and trying to digest what our crazy government is doing. A happy latte felt like a good image for today. Hugs!
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Sunday Social Media Day of Rest. Take one day to avoid all the noise. Don't worry--it will all be going on Monday when you return.
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
There's a lot of bad news in health care lately but in Pittsburgh a new union of nurses at UPMC Magee hospital is a sign of hope in health care. Read my Substack here: open.substack.com/pub/theresab...
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Unions in Health Care are a Sign of Hope.
Plus--my first week at the new job was good.
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Started my new NURSING job this week and the PA brought me flowers! How nice is that? Feels great to be back to clinical work.
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
A shout-out to nursing unions @seiu.org and @nationalnurses.bsky.social Unions are a sign of hope in health care. My column @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/12/12/n...
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Finally, some good news in health care
When nurses are overworked, more patients die, research shows. Nurses are starting to fight back.
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
If you're looking for hope in health care--and who isn't these days--look to unions. My new column @statnews.com about @seiu.org and the nurses at UPMC Magee hospital who unionized. www.statnews.com/2025/12/12/n...
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Finally, some good news in health care
When nurses are overworked, more patients die, research shows. Nurses are starting to fight back.
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
I talked with a friend of a friend about her breast cancer treatment. Two different doctors gave her conflicting advice. Confusing as that is, it means she can choose which treatment decision feels right for her. Read my latest Cancer Nursing Today column. www.cancernursingtoday.com/post/its-per...
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It’s Personal: When There’s No One Right Medical Response to Cancer | Cancer Nursing Today
Theresa Brown, RN, reflects on why the act of choosing among treatment pathways "can be a salve to the fear that cancer inevitably brings."
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
If the American Hospital Association is supporting the idea of supporting working nurses instead of bringing in travelers or temps, we are seeing a sea change in the understanding of nurses' value. May it last--because nurses are the heart of healthcare.
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
This week "The Healing Newsletter" is about real healing. For 8 years I've lived with post-surgical pain following my lumpectomy for breast cancer. Acupuncture and physical therapy have made that pain melt away. Read about it here--maybe you can be pain-free, too! open.substack.com/pub/theresab...
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I don't have to live with post-surgical pain and maybe you don't either.
New column in Cancer Nursing Today
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Psst...I cancelled my @spotify.com subscription because they're running ads for ICE. Pass it on.
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Loved this conversation with other @nytimes.com bestselling medical writers. Thanks @blreview.bsky.social for bringing us together. The video is below. youtu.be/IFXH7TDk81M?...
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Crafting a Story of Illness: Conversations on Creative Writing in Healthcare
YouTube video by Bellevue Literary Review
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
I can't believe it's come to this--that we will let Native Americans, and lots of other Americans, starve to fund tax cuts for people who already have more money than they know what to do with. Going hungry in the richest country in the world. SMH.
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
I'm no fan of #Pinktober, but this October the pain from my #breastcancer lumpectomy...disappeared. Read my column in Cancer Nursing Today about acupuncture and physical therapy for post-lumpectomy pain. www.cancernursingtoday.com/post/patient...
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Patients With Breast Cancer Don’t Have to Live With Pain | Cancer Nursing Today
I urge patients with breast cancer and clinicians reading this column to use Pinktober to start conversations about postsurgical pain.
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
This breaks my heart. I've never worked in an ER, but being a BMT nurse was pretty tough. #Nurses are worth their weight in gold and hospital administrators need to care for struggling nurses if they want those nurses to care well for patients. www.huffpost.com/entry/er-nur...
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Nurses Reveal What It's Really Like To Work In An ER Right Now — And The Stories Are Brutal
Emergency room nurses reveal the realities they navigate on a daily basis, and why the experiences stay with them long after their shifts end.
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
#Nurse here. If you don't have your health you have nothing. The U.S. can definitely afford to give all our citizens health care. We should see it as a badge of honor to take care of our own people.
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
We've known for years that night shift is bad for people's health. There are ways to make night shifts safer for workers--allow naps, stagger shifts--which would cost money. But worth it: #Nurses & all night shift workers shouldn't have jobs that make them sick. www.geneonline.com/night-shifts...
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Night Shifts Linked to Reduced Heart Rate Variability in Nurses, Study Finds - GeneOnline News
A recent observational clinical study has examined the […]
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Sunday Social Media Day of Rest. My dog is ready for fall!
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Health care cannot be for profit--making as much money as possible and caring for the very sick are not compatible. We need laws to get private equity and profiteering out of #healthcare. @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Private equity takeover of hospitals led to rise in Medicare emergency patient deaths, says study
Study found seven more deaths per 10,000 patients in private equity hospitals’ versus non-private equity hospitals
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Celebrating @blreview new issue ANIMALIA! My dog is eager to read it, too.
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
First hot chocolate of the season—sending a copy of my book THE SHIFT off to a fellow #nurse @algonquinbooks
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Stigma against getting help for a mental health issue plagues surgical #nurses From my experience, that stigma plagues all nurses. We're supposed to be tough enough to withstand whatever the job throws at us. But no nurse is a superhero & sometimes we need help. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Burnout and the stigma of help-seeking in nurses: A cross-sectional study
The aim of this study is to examine the association between burnout and the stigma of seeking professional psychological help among nurses working in …
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Love this book write-up from a librarian in Cedar Rapids, who offered a list of books for women about breast cancer. I hope that whoever reads my book @algonquinbooks.bsky.social finds it helpful. Being a patient is hard, but if I can do it, so can you! @thegazette.com
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Ugh. What's with Republicans wanting to make health insurance too expensive for millions of Americans? Oh right, lack of empathy. I'd be so proud to live in a country that actually cared for all of its citizens, regardless of their politics.
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
LOVE this story about NFL players who become #nurses @nytimes.com It shows how tough and strong nurses have to be. Also, that men are needed in nursing. Welcome! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/w...
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The N.F.L. to Nursing Pipeline
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Great explanation! It's been said over and over again, but is worth repeating: The US is the only industrialized country that doesn't provide some form of universal health care to its citizens. It's embarrassing that we're so stingy and incompetent we can't care for our own people.
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
"The Hidden Signs of Nurse Burnout" Info for hospital managers: if nurses aren't getting vacation, breaks during shift & aren't able to leave work on time, burnout rates go up. It's simple: care for your nurses so they can care for patients. @nurseorg.bsky.social nurse.org/news/laudio-...
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95,000 Nurses, 8 Warning Signs: The Hidden Signs of Nurse Burnout
Discover how the 2025 Laudio and AONL report uses operational metrics to identify nurse burnout risk and help hospital leaders take proactive steps for nurse wellness and retention.
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
I was there in Pittsburgh!
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Sunday Social Media Day of Rest! I made bread today—a great activity for a rainy fall weekend. Hugs!
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
I'm protesting tomorrow at #NoKings because I believe America really is the land of the free and the home of the brave. I believe in Americans and we believe in democracy and liberty and justice for all. www.nokings.org#map
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No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
It's good people keep writing articles like this because it's scary that half of our health care workforce is thinking about leaving. But are hospital administrators paying attention? Or do they not care as long as the money rolls in? san.com/cc/why-so-ma...
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Why so many doctors and nurses are walking away from health care jobs
Health care workers throughout the US are thinking of making a career change due everything from budget cuts to not feeling appreciated.
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
About time! Nurse staffing now included in the @jointcommission.bsky.social evaluation of hospitals. This should have happened a long time ago but it's great that it's happening now. Care doesn't happen w/out #nurses & hospitals are accountable for how they staff www.nursingworld.org/news/news-re...
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American Nurses Association Celebrates Inclusion of Nurse Staffing in Joint Commission’s National Performance Goals
The American Nurses Association (ANA) proudly celebrates a historic victory for nurses and patients alike: for the first time ever, nurse staffing has been elevated within The Joint Commission’s Natio...
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
This is government censorship, yes? I want the same rules about free speech to apply to all of us. I also don't condone anyone inciting violence, and I don't condone the violent tactics of ICE.
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Really loving SHE'S NOT SORRY by Mary Kubica It's a thriller and the main character is an ICU nurse. The book is so spot on about nursing, which is very cool. See below--she nails one primary cause of burnout. I'm enjoying the mystery, too. And it's set in Chicago, where I met my husband.
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Theresa Brown @theresabrown.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Sunday Social Media Day of Rest. I made a flourless chocolate cake. It is delicious!
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