"Show some respect’: Brigham nurses hold protest over working conditions

The protest, organized by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, was timed to coincide with a visit from representatives of the national nursing Magnet Recognition Program, which awards hospitals for nursing excellence. The protesters pointed to 519 reports of unsafe staffing levels filed by nurses with the union and with hospital administrators, as well as union complaints about an "overrun" emergency department and "disrespect against nurses."