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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. Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied ...

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    In 2001, the union's independently conducted poll of 6,000 registered nurses in the state found that 56 percent of nurses would enter the profession today due to mandatory overtime and poor nurse-to-patient staffing ratios. At the time, the poll was the largest survey of RNs ever conducted in Pennsylvania. [20]

  4. 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 ...

  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. National Nurses United - Wikipedia

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    National Nurses United (NNU) is the largest organization of registered nurses in the United States. [2] [3] [4] With more than 225,000 members, [1] [5] it is the farthest-reaching union and professional association of registered nurses in the U.S. Founded in 2009 through the merging of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, the United American Nurses, and the ...

  7. Patient safety - Wikipedia

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    Pediatric care is complex due to developmental and dependency issues associated with children. How these factors impact the specific processes of care is an area of science in which little is known. Throughout health care, providing safe and high-quality patient care continues to provide significant challenges.

  8. Nursing assessment - Wikipedia

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    Nursing assessment is the first step in the nursing process. A section of the nursing assessment may be delegated to certified nurses aides. Vitals [clarification needed] and EKG's [clarification needed] may be delegated to certified nurses aides or nursing techs. (Nurse Journal, 2017 [clarification needed]) It differs from a medical diagnosis ...

  9. Can Banks "Cheat" Their Safety Ratios? - AOL

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