Nursing News

Rep. Capps Introduces Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2010
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Lois Capps, D-California has introduced the bill (H. R.5527), legislation that would "amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers." The bill, introduced on June Publication: US Fed News Service, Including US State News

Sen. Inouye Introduces Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2010
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, D-Hawaii has introduced the bill (S.3491), legislation that would "amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers." The bill was introduced on June Publication: US Fed News Service, Including US State News

Sen. Reid Introduces Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nevada, has introduced the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2007 (S. 73), legislation that would "amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by establishing minimum nurse staffing ratios at certain Medicare Publication: US Fed News Service, Including US State News

Rep. Capps Introduces Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act
AMBRESH RANJANUS Fed News WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Lois Capps, D-California, has introduced the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2007 (H.R. 4138), legislation that would "amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to impose minimum nurse staffing ratios in Medicare participating Publication: US Fed News Service, Including US State News

Sen. Inouye Introduces Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act
AMBRESH RANJAN US Fed News WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, D-Hawaii, has introduced the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2009 (S. 54), legislation that would "amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by establishing minimum nurse staffing Publication: US Fed News Service, Including US State News

Throughout Georgia, Registered Nurses (RNs) are being recognized.(Nurses: Making a Difference Every Day)(Georgia Nurses Association)(American Nurses Association)
National Nurses' Week is May 6-12. Thank you for making your difference. On May 6, 2008, the Georgia Nurses Association (GNA) will join the American Nurses Association to celebrate National RN Recognition Day, as part of National Nurses Week, which is held May 6-12, annually. The purpose of Publication: Georgia Nursing

California Nurses' Group Demands State Minimums Be Met With Registered Nurses.
By Tracy Correa, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 3--Holding banners that read "RN Ratios Save Patients," nurses and California Nurses Association officials held a news conference Monday to demand that hospitals use only registered nurses to comply with the state's Publication: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Registered Nurses Win Election to State Legislature.
SEATTLE -- The Washington State Legislature in 2003 will have the highest number of registered nurses serving in any State Legislatures across the nation. The election of Dawn Morrell, CCRN, BSN, member of Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA), and Judy Clibborn, RN, increases the current pool Publication: PR Newswire

Registered nurses key to good patient outcomes, study finds; But national nursing groups disagree over ratio laws and how best to recruit and retain quality nurses.(New England Journal of Medicine study)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Patients are safer and less likely to experience serious complications when they are treated in hospitals with more registered nurses on staff, according to a study published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine. Although the study largely rehashed the findings of a federal government Publication: Modern Healthcare

American Nurses Association reports national shortage of registered nurses.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Nurses Association said today the nation is in the grips of a shortage of registered nurses that could seriously affect the quality of health care services. The shortage, the association said, has been triggered by the impact of cost-cutting Publication: PR Newswire