Washington UPS Gets 667 Packages Of Cards For Senator Who Said Nurses 'Play Cards' At Work [View all]
A UPS store in Washington state said it received 667 packages of playing cards Tuesday addressed to the state Sen. Maureen Walsh (R), who’s been in hot water since saying that nurses “play cards for a considerable amount of the day.”
The letter was in response to Walsh’s April 16 comments about nurses in smaller, rural hospitals. She is opposing a bill that would require uninterrupted lunch and break periods for hospital nurses and certain health care employees.
“By putting these types of mandates on a critical access hospital that literally serves a handful of individuals, I would submit to you those nurses probably do get breaks,” Walsh said on the Senate floor. “They probably play cards for a considerable amount of the day.”
The state House passed the bill in discussion on March 6. The Senate approved the bill on March 16, including Walsh’s amendment that excludes small, rural hospitals from the uninterrupted breaks mandate. The bill also includes an amendment, backed by Walsh, that limits the number of hours nurses can work in a 24-hour period.
The Washington State Nurses Association opposes both amendments, calling them “unworkable for most hospitals and unfair to nurses.” Lawmakers will discuss the House and Senate versions of the bill before a final version is sent to Gov. Jay Inslee (D) for consideration.
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