mum nurse-to-patient ratios that are improved upon as individual patient needs warrant. Research from the last few decades has overwhelmingly shown that safe stafing levels and ratios help improve patient outcomes in mortality, adver. e events, complications, failure to rescue, quality of care, costs, and length of stay. Safe stafing lev.
NNU report shows increased rates of workplace violence ...
Feb 5, 2024 · Survey results reveal majority of nurses have experienced workplace violence, with nearly half seeing a rise in rates in the past year. Health care workers are experiencing a surge in workplace violence rates nationally, which has been exacerbated by the health care industry’s actions during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Nov 6, 2024 · Organize with National Nurses United to improve workplace standards through collective bargaining, reform national health care legislation, and make a difference for you and your patients. Organize with NNU. Learn more.
Studies on California’s RN-to-patient ratios statute — the only law of its kind in the country — confirm the significant impact minimum stafing ratios have on improved patient safety and outcomes. Compared to California, New Jersey hospitals would have 13.9 percent fewer patient deaths and Pennsylvania 10.6 percent fewer deaths if they ...
Whistleblower Protection Laws for Healthcare Workers
Sep 21, 2017 · Washington. Revised Code of Washington § 43.70.075 provides that whistleblowers who complaint in good faith to the department of health about improper quality of care by a health care provider or in a health care facility shall remain confidential, and employee whistleblowers are protected from retaliation.
Veterans Affairs - National Nurses United
Bronx VA Nurses caravan to the VA regional office to demand VA lift barriers to hiring . Nurses from the James J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in the Bronx will be caravaning to Tarrytown, N.Y., on Thursday, Nov. 7, to call on the VA to lift barriers to hiring staff to fill RN positions to ensure safe patient care.
Ratios: what does the California ratios law actually require?
May 10, 2021 · Requires orientation and validated current competence before assigning a nurse to a clinical area. Temporary personnel must receive the same orientation and competency determination as permanent staff. Applies At All Times. The ratios apply “at all times,” including meals and breaks, and excused absences. Prohibits Averaging.
RN Response Network - National Nurses United
April 24, 2024. Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN), in partnership with International Medical Corps, deployed a team of nurse volunteers to Florida earlier this month to help provide medical assistance in the wake of Hurricane Ian. The RNRN team has returned from their two-week deployment.
Organizing with NNU - National Nurses United
Organizing: Know your rights. You have a legal right to organize under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), a federal labor law. In the case of many public hospitals, state law that is similar to the NLRA governs the process. National Nurses United is the largest union of RNs in the United States, with a membership of almost 225,000 RNs in ...
Safe Staffing Ratios - National Nurses United
June 12, 2024. Maine nurses recently moved safe staffing legislation the farthest a state bill has progressed in the past 20 years. Pine Tree State RNs applauded the Maine Senate for passing L.D. 1639, The Maine Quality Care Act on March 27 but unfortunately did not make it to a vote in the House before the legislative session ended on April 17.