Becker's Healthcare February 14, 2023
Five states have recently proposed staffing ratios, which would limit the number of patients a nurse could be assigned at once. The battle to pass those measures will likely be uphill.
Nurses and the unions representing them say understaffed hospitals are dangerous for patients and clinicians alike, spreading clinicians thin and decreasing care quality. In California, the only state which currently mandates RN-to-patient ratios, the legislation reduced these problems — and other states aim to follow suit.
Yet, hospitals and health systems fear that if they can not meet the mandated ratios, they will be forced to close inpatient beds, depriving communities of care entirely.
Here are states with legislation on the table:
1. Minnesota: Members...
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