October 28, 2025

Nurse News: Polish Nurses Call for Statue’s Removal, Joint Commission Targets Staffing, Off-Duty Nurses Save Lives, Sanders Warns of Crisis, and U.S. Nurses Head to Canada

16 minutes

This week on Nurse News, Colton’s serving up the wildest mix of nurse stories you didn’t know you needed. We’re talking about a “sexy nurse” statue in Poland that has everyone (rightfully) losing it, off-duty nurses going full superhero to save lives, and the Joint Commission finally waking up to nurse staffing issues (hallelujah 👏).

Here’s what’s on deck ⬇️

🗿 Polish nurses vs. the Lara Croft statue – why it’s sparking outrage (and petitions).
📊 Joint Commission update – finally recognizing nurse staffing as a national performance goal.
🩸 Mother-daughter nurse duo – saved a trooper’s life with a belt after a shooting.
🏃‍♀️ Nurse practitioner hero moment – performed CPR and used a defibrillator to save a runner mid–cardiac arrest.
💬 Bernie Sanders & Mary Turner – the real talk on burnout and moral distress.
🍁 Canadian nurse exodus – why 62 out of 100 new nurses are quitting New Brunswick.
💰 Government shutdown chaos – how it’s delaying pay for VA nurses.

>>Nurses Slam ‘Overly Sexy’ Hospital Statue in Poland, Want It Removed

>>Joint Commission Finally Recognizes Nurse Staffing as a National Performance Goal 2026

>>Off-Duty Mother-Daughter Nurses Use Belt to Save Trooper’s Life After Shooting

>>Off-Duty Cardiology NP Saved Fellow 10K Runner’s Life at Finish Line

>>Bernie Sanders Sounds Alarm on Nurse Staffing Crisis: ‘Patients Are Suffering'

>>U.S. Nurses Arrive in B.C. as Canada Confronts a Youth Nurse Exodus

>>Government Shutdown by the Numbers: What Nurses Need to Know

Jump Ahead to Listen:

[00:02:27] Polish nurses want statue removed.
[00:05:04] Joint Commission staffing goal.
[00:6:43] Mother-daughter duo save trooper.
[00:09:55] NP saves fellow runner at 10K with CPR.
[00:11:11] Bernie Sanders on nurse staffing crisis.
[00:13:07] Youth nurse exodus in Canada.
[00:29:24] How the government shutdown is affecting VA nurses.

Connect with Colton on social media:
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October 28, 2025

Nurse News: Polish Nurses Call for Statue’s Removal, Joint Commission Targets Staffing, Off-Duty Nurses Save Lives, Sanders Warns of Crisis, and U.S. Nurses Head to Canada

16 minutes

🗿 Polish nurses vs. the Lara Croft statue – why it’s sparking outrage (and petitions).
📊 Joint Commission update – finally recognizing nurse staffing as a national performance goal.
🩸 Mother-daughter nurse duo – saved a trooper’s life with a belt after a shooting.
🏃‍♀️ Nurse practitioner hero moment – performed CPR and used a defibrillator to save a runner mid–cardiac arrest.
💬 Bernie Sanders & Mary Turner – the real talk on burnout and moral distress.
🍁 Canadian nurse exodus – why 62 out of 100 new nurses are quitting New Brunswick.
💰 Government shutdown chaos – how it’s delaying pay for VA nurses.