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  2. Nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in Hawaii Senate bill prompt ...

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    The ratios The Senate bill outlines specific minimum staffing standards for various units, which are 1-to-1 ratios of 1 registered nurse to 1 patient for critical care patients in the emergency ...

  3. Nursing shortage - Wikipedia

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    It can be measured, for instance, when the nurse-to-patient ratio, the nurse-to-population ratio, the number of job openings necessitates a higher number of nurses than currently available, or the current number of nurses is above a certain age where retirement becomes an option and plays a factor in staffing making the workforce in a higher ...

  4. A dangerous nursing shortage must be addressed in face of ...

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    Nine other states, including Ohio, participate in hospital-based staffing committees; the vast majority of the nurse-to-patient ratios in the healthcare industry are set at the hospital’s ...

  5. California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing ...

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    California has the only legislatively mandated nurse-to-patient ratios in the country. [3] In December 2020, during the fall/winter COVID-19 pandemic surge, governor Gavin Newsom gave all hospitals a temporary waiver from those mandates, which allowed hospitals, for example, to have ICU nurses care for three patients rather than two.

  6. Nursing in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The number of new graduates and foreign-trained nurses is insufficient to meet the demand for registered nurses, and this negatively affects staffing ratios; this is often referred to as the nursing shortage. One study reported that the nursing shortage is caused by nurses voluntarily leaving the profession. [29]

  7. An Iowa woman blames nursing home staff shortages for ... - AOL

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    Once these rules are enforced, nursing homes will likely begin turning away prospective residents to comply with staffing ratios, limiting access for older Iowans who need skilled nursing care ...

  8. More nurses at the bedside: NJ unions bargain for better ...

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    Nurses have testified in Trenton for years that they are burning out, but bills to improve nurse to patient ratios stall. Now, wins through bargaining More nurses at the bedside: NJ unions bargain ...

  9. Pediatric intensive care unit - Wikipedia

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    Correct staffing is the next vital component to a successful PICU. The nursing staff is highly experienced in providing care to the most critical patients. The nurse to patient ratio should remain low, meaning that the nurses should only be caring for 1-2 patients depending on the clinical status of the patients.