A majority of union nurses that work at NewYork-Presbyterian hospitals voted Thursday to ratify a four-year contract with the hospital that includes the establishment of minimum staffing ratios among other provisions, according to a Facebook post from the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA). About 91 percent of the nurses at the hospital voted to […]
Massachusetts’ Question 1, a ballot initiative that would have established mandatory nurse-patient ratios in hospitals was defeated during the general election Tuesday. The Massachusetts Nurses Association, a union representing nurses in 51 acute care hospitals across the state, conceded defeat around 9 p.m. Tuesday evening. At approximately 10:20 p.m., the initiative had 969,400 votes against and 416,720 […]
With only two weeks left until the Nov. 6 midterm election, Massachusetts voters are split evenly on establishing statewide mandated nurse-to-patient ratios, according to a new poll by WBUR, Boston’s NPR news station. Of the 506 Massachusetts residents surveyed, 44 percent were in favor of mandated nurse staffing, and 44 percent were opposed. The remaining […]
Already know all about Question 1 in Massachusetts? Click here to read about how this could impact travel nursing in the state. Massachusetts nurses are arguing on both sides of the fence in the first wave of TV advertisements about a ballot initiative that would regulate nurse staffing ratios in the state, according to a Boston […]
For the third consecutive year, hundreds of nurses took to the lawn of the U.S. Capitol building this week as part of the #NursesTakeDC movement, whose goal is to raise public awareness of unsafe nurse-patient ratios and push legislation to regulate the issue. I’m rallying with #nursestakedc today in front of the Capitol to demand […]
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