Michigan Nurses Await Fate of Safe Staffing Legislation

[Omaha Steve]

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Submitted by Jesse Russell on April 26, 2010 - 1:43pm
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Michigan Nurses Association President Jeff Breslin says a bill pending in the Michigan legislature would establish safe staffing levels for hospital nurses.

: “To ensure that when patients come into the hospitals that they have a nurse to take care of 'em. As it sits right now there's no legislation, there's no rules or limits as to the number of patients that a nurse can have."

Breslin says nurses are often stretched too thin with too many patients to care for, so a minimum standard for nurse patient ratios is needed.