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Nurses back legislation to set minimum staffing levels | Bills and Laws

Wednesday, November 8, 2023   (0 Comments)
Posted by: Lisa Presutti

Nurses back legislation to set minimum staffing levels | Bills and Laws ANA’s endorsement of the Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act featured

Chief Healthcare Executive by Ron Southwick, November 7, 2023

Lawmakers have introduced legislation that would set minimum staffing levels for nurses at hospitals nationwide. The American Nurses Association said last week that they are endorsing the legislation. Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, president of the association, says nurses are regularly working in conditions that make it difficult to care for patients. Too often, they are understaffed, she says