Ohio Nurses Association

09/03/2026

September is National Su***de Prevention Month.

Nurses and health professionals are often the ones others turn to during their most difficult moments. But those who care for others need care and support too.

The emotional weight of this work can be heavy. No one should feel as though they have to carry it alone. Check in with your coworkers, listen with compassion and remind them that asking for help is a sign of strength.

If you or someone you know needs support, call or text 988 to connect with the Su***de and Crisis Lifeline. Help is available 24 hours a day.

You matter. Your life matters. You are not alone.

***dePreventionMonth

09/02/2026

“The board of trustees invested $2 billion into a brand new building to provide care to our community and to expand access. But what they have not done is invested in the staff to staff that building.”

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Nurses at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are calling on hospital leaders to protect staffing levels as a longstanding incentive pay program is set to …

08/31/2026

It’s time for University Hospitals to invest in nurses and invest in Geneva's community hospital!

08/27/2026

Investing in nurses = Investing in safe patient care ✊

08/25/2026

ONA sends our condolences to Dolly Parton's family, friends, and loved ones.

We are honored to offer a free CE for nurses, thanks to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.

The course, Their Lifetime of Learning Begins at Birth, is about the impact of early literacy on healthy development. The content expert and speaker, who was from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Ohio, provided their time and expertise for free to ONA.

Dolly Parton's impact carries on.

Nurses, please click below to access:
https://ce.ohnurses.org/products/their-lifetime-of-learning-begins-at-birth

The Ohio Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. (OBN-001-91)

08/22/2026

Our thoughts are with the victim of this horrifying violence and everyone impacted.

Another violent incident. Another hospital lockdown. Another reminder that workplace violence in healthcare is a crisis.

Hospitals across Ohio must stop treating safety as an afterthought. Invest in prevention. Invest in security. Protect patients, nurses, and health professionals.

Violence is not part of the job.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Columbus hospital went into lockdown after a man discovered a woman he allegedly r**ed had checked herself in for treatment. Mohamed Wisman, 31, is facing multiple charges…

08/20/2026

Cutting staffing = cutting lives.

08/19/2026

That's right. ✊

Patient safety is not negotiable.

Neither are we. ✊✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

08/19/2026

✊ Sending strength and solidarity to our UH Geneva nurses! ✊

UH Geneva nurses are standing up and speaking out to support each other, our patients and our community!! 👊🏻💪🏻 We’re headed to the table with UH for a new contract soon, and the time is NOW for UH to invest in nurses and invest in patient care!!!

08/18/2026

"Nearly half of Ohio’s 88 counties do not have a hospital or birth center that offers labor and delivery services. In rural areas, 80% of counties have no labor and delivery facility."

A national report from the March of Dimes found that one in five Ohio counties are considered maternity care deserts, where local access to prenatal, postpartum and maternal health services is limited.