To: The Nevada State Senate
Support Safe Nurse-to-Patient Ratios in Nevada
Nevada nurses need your support to pass bill SB 362. This bill will set minimum standards for safe nurse-to-patient ratios. The Legislature is meeting soon to review and possibly vote to pass or reject this bill. Please show your support to pass this bill and allow Nevada’s Registered Nurses to give the best care possible to you and your loved ones.
Why is this important?
Currently Nevada does not have mandated nurse-to-patient ratios. SB 362 is a bill that will set a minimum standard for safe staffing in hospitals.
Research has proven that setting safe nurse-to-patient ratios prevents patient deaths, decreases medication errors, and decreases hospital length of stay. Research has also shown that Registered Nurses are more effective in providing safe patient care when not overburdened by unmanageable patient assignments (NYSNA's Education, Practice and Research Program, 2013). This bill will improve patient outcomes, patient and nurse satisfaction, and contribute to the provision of superior care for our local community by our healthcare facilities.
This bill affects everyone, not just nursing staff. We all know a family member or friend that is or has been in the hospital and they deserve the best care possible. Nevada nurses need your support to pass this bill.
For more information regarding this bill, please go to the provided link below.
http://legiscan.com/NV/text/SB362/2013
References
NYSNA's Education, Practice and Research Program. (viewed 2013, 03 26). Role of the registered professional nurse in staffing effectiveness. Retrieved from http://www.nysna.org/practice/positions/position13_a.htm
Research has proven that setting safe nurse-to-patient ratios prevents patient deaths, decreases medication errors, and decreases hospital length of stay. Research has also shown that Registered Nurses are more effective in providing safe patient care when not overburdened by unmanageable patient assignments (NYSNA's Education, Practice and Research Program, 2013). This bill will improve patient outcomes, patient and nurse satisfaction, and contribute to the provision of superior care for our local community by our healthcare facilities.
This bill affects everyone, not just nursing staff. We all know a family member or friend that is or has been in the hospital and they deserve the best care possible. Nevada nurses need your support to pass this bill.
For more information regarding this bill, please go to the provided link below.
http://legiscan.com/NV/text/SB362/2013
References
NYSNA's Education, Practice and Research Program. (viewed 2013, 03 26). Role of the registered professional nurse in staffing effectiveness. Retrieved from http://www.nysna.org/practice/positions/position13_a.htm