NJ nurses rally on statehouse steps for safe staff ratios
From PolitickerNJ, March 16, 2015
TRENTON — More than 300 nurses representing six different unions from across New Jersey mulled about the statehouse halls today in a lobby day rally to rouse support for a bill that would set nurse-to-patient standards for hospitals and allow flexibility to increase staffing based on patient needs
The legislation in question is S1183, which is sponsored by state Sen. Joseph Vitale (D-19) and aims to establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities. Under the the bill, hospitals would be required to devout one registered professional nurse for every six patients on a medical/surgical unit for the first year after the regulations are adopted, and one nurse for every five patients thereafter.
“Now, we have staffing ratios in place through the department of health regulations that are 27 years old. So it’s time to update these regulations, bring them into the 21st century,” said Bernie Gerard, vice president of Heath Professionals and Allied Employees.
From PolitickerNJ, March 16, 2015
TRENTON — More than 300 nurses representing six different unions from across New Jersey mulled about the statehouse halls today in a lobby day rally to rouse support for a bill that would set nurse-to-patient standards for hospitals and allow flexibility to increase staffing based on patient needs
The legislation in question is S1183, which is sponsored by state Sen. Joseph Vitale (D-19) and aims to establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities. Under the the bill, hospitals would be required to devout one registered professional nurse for every six patients on a medical/surgical unit for the first year after the regulations are adopted, and one nurse for every five patients thereafter.
“Now, we have staffing ratios in place through the department of health regulations that are 27 years old. So it’s time to update these regulations, bring them into the 21st century,” said Bernie Gerard, vice president of Heath Professionals and Allied Employees.
From PolitickerNJ, March 16, 2015
TRENTON — More than 300 nurses representing six different unions from across New Jersey mulled about the statehouse halls today in a lobby day rally to rouse support for a bill that would set nurse-to-patient standards for hospitals and allow flexibility to increase staffing based on patient needs
The legislation in question is S1183, which is sponsored by state Sen. Joseph Vitale (D-19) and aims to establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities. Under the the bill, hospitals would be required to devout one registered professional nurse for every six patients on a medical/surgical unit for the first year after the regulations are adopted, and one nurse for every five patients thereafter.
“Now, we have staffing ratios in place through the department of health regulations that are 27 years old. So it’s time to update these regulations, bring them into the 21st century,” said Bernie Gerard, vice president of Heath Professionals and Allied Employees.
From PolitickerNJ, March 16, 2015
TRENTON — More than 300 nurses representing six different unions from across New Jersey mulled about the statehouse halls today in a lobby day rally to rouse support for a bill that would set nurse-to-patient standards for hospitals and allow flexibility to increase staffing based on patient needs
The legislation in question is S1183, which is sponsored by state Sen. Joseph Vitale (D-19) and aims to establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities. Under the the bill, hospitals would be required to devout one registered professional nurse for every six patients on a medical/surgical unit for the first year after the regulations are adopted, and one nurse for every five patients thereafter.
“Now, we have staffing ratios in place through the department of health regulations that are 27 years old. So it’s time to update these regulations, bring them into the 21st century,” said Bernie Gerard, vice president of Heath Professionals and Allied Employees.
From PolitickerNJ, March 16, 2015
TRENTON — More than 300 nurses representing six different unions from across New Jersey mulled about the statehouse halls today in a lobby day rally to rouse support for a bill that would set nurse-to-patient standards for hospitals and allow flexibility to increase staffing based on patient needs
The legislation in question is S1183, which is sponsored by state Sen. Joseph Vitale (D-19) and aims to establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities. Under the the bill, hospitals would be required to devout one registered professional nurse for every six patients on a medical/surgical unit for the first year after the regulations are adopted, and one nurse for every five patients thereafter.
“Now, we have staffing ratios in place through the department of health regulations that are 27 years old. So it’s time to update these regulations, bring them into the 21st century,” said Bernie Gerard, vice president of Heath Professionals and Allied Employees.
From PolitickerNJ, March 16, 2015
TRENTON — More than 300 nurses representing six different unions from across New Jersey mulled about the statehouse halls today in a lobby day rally to rouse support for a bill that would set nurse-to-patient standards for hospitals and allow flexibility to increase staffing based on patient needs
The legislation in question is S1183, which is sponsored by state Sen. Joseph Vitale (D-19) and aims to establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities. Under the the bill, hospitals would be required to devout one registered professional nurse for every six patients on a medical/surgical unit for the first year after the regulations are adopted, and one nurse for every five patients thereafter.
“Now, we have staffing ratios in place through the department of health regulations that are 27 years old. So it’s time to update these regulations, bring them into the 21st century,” said Bernie Gerard, vice president of Heath Professionals and Allied Employees.
From PolitickerNJ, March 16, 2015
TRENTON — More than 300 nurses representing six different unions from across New Jersey mulled about the statehouse halls today in a lobby day rally to rouse support for a bill that would set nurse-to-patient standards for hospitals and allow flexibility to increase staffing based on patient needs
The legislation in question is S1183, which is sponsored by state Sen. Joseph Vitale (D-19) and aims to establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities. Under the the bill, hospitals would be required to devout one registered professional nurse for every six patients on a medical/surgical unit for the first year after the regulations are adopted, and one nurse for every five patients thereafter.
“Now, we have staffing ratios in place through the department of health regulations that are 27 years old. So it’s time to update these regulations, bring them into the 21st century,” said Bernie Gerard, vice president of Heath Professionals and Allied Employees.
From PolitickerNJ, March 16, 2015
TRENTON — More than 300 nurses representing six different unions from across New Jersey mulled about the statehouse halls today in a lobby day rally to rouse support for a bill that would set nurse-to-patient standards for hospitals and allow flexibility to increase staffing based on patient needs
The legislation in question is S1183, which is sponsored by state Sen. Joseph Vitale (D-19) and aims to establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities. Under the the bill, hospitals would be required to devout one registered professional nurse for every six patients on a medical/surgical unit for the first year after the regulations are adopted, and one nurse for every five patients thereafter.
“Now, we have staffing ratios in place through the department of health regulations that are 27 years old. So it’s time to update these regulations, bring them into the 21st century,” said Bernie Gerard, vice president of Heath Professionals and Allied Employees.
From PolitickerNJ, March 16, 2015
TRENTON — More than 300 nurses representing six different unions from across New Jersey mulled about the statehouse halls today in a lobby day rally to rouse support for a bill that would set nurse-to-patient standards for hospitals and allow flexibility to increase staffing based on patient needs
The legislation in question is S1183, which is sponsored by state Sen. Joseph Vitale (D-19) and aims to establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities. Under the the bill, hospitals would be required to devout one registered professional nurse for every six patients on a medical/surgical unit for the first year after the regulations are adopted, and one nurse for every five patients thereafter.
“Now, we have staffing ratios in place through the department of health regulations that are 27 years old. So it’s time to update these regulations, bring them into the 21st century,” said Bernie Gerard, vice president of Heath Professionals and Allied Employees.
From PolitickerNJ, March 16, 2015
TRENTON — More than 300 nurses representing six different unions from across New Jersey mulled about the statehouse halls today in a lobby day rally to rouse support for a bill that would set nurse-to-patient standards for hospitals and allow flexibility to increase staffing based on patient needs
The legislation in question is S1183, which is sponsored by state Sen. Joseph Vitale (D-19) and aims to establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities. Under the the bill, hospitals would be required to devout one registered professional nurse for every six patients on a medical/surgical unit for the first year after the regulations are adopted, and one nurse for every five patients thereafter.
“Now, we have staffing ratios in place through the department of health regulations that are 27 years old. So it’s time to update these regulations, bring them into the 21st century,” said Bernie Gerard, vice president of Heath Professionals and Allied Employees.
From PolitickerNJ, March 16, 2015
TRENTON — More than 300 nurses representing six different unions from across New Jersey mulled about the statehouse halls today in a lobby day rally to rouse support for a bill that would set nurse-to-patient standards for hospitals and allow flexibility to increase staffing based on patient needs
The legislation in question is S1183, which is sponsored by state Sen. Joseph Vitale (D-19) and aims to establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities. Under the the bill, hospitals would be required to devout one registered professional nurse for every six patients on a medical/surgical unit for the first year after the regulations are adopted, and one nurse for every five patients thereafter.
“Now, we have staffing ratios in place through the department of health regulations that are 27 years old. So it’s time to update these regulations, bring them into the 21st century,” said Bernie Gerard, vice president of Heath Professionals and Allied Employees.
From PolitickerNJ, March 16, 2015
TRENTON — More than 300 nurses representing six different unions from across New Jersey mulled about the statehouse halls today in a lobby day rally to rouse support for a bill that would set nurse-to-patient standards for hospitals and allow flexibility to increase staffing based on patient needs
The legislation in question is S1183, which is sponsored by state Sen. Joseph Vitale (D-19) and aims to establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities. Under the the bill, hospitals would be required to devout one registered professional nurse for every six patients on a medical/surgical unit for the first year after the regulations are adopted, and one nurse for every five patients thereafter.
“Now, we have staffing ratios in place through the department of health regulations that are 27 years old. So it’s time to update these regulations, bring them into the 21st century,” said Bernie Gerard, vice president of Heath Professionals and Allied Employees.
From PolitickerNJ, March 16, 2015
TRENTON — More than 300 nurses representing six different unions from across New Jersey mulled about the statehouse halls today in a lobby day rally to rouse support for a bill that would set nurse-to-patient standards for hospitals and allow flexibility to increase staffing based on patient needs
The legislation in question is S1183, which is sponsored by state Sen. Joseph Vitale (D-19) and aims to establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities. Under the the bill, hospitals would be required to devout one registered professional nurse for every six patients on a medical/surgical unit for the first year after the regulations are adopted, and one nurse for every five patients thereafter.
“Now, we have staffing ratios in place through the department of health regulations that are 27 years old. So it’s time to update these regulations, bring them into the 21st century,” said Bernie Gerard, vice president of Heath Professionals and Allied Employees.
From PolitickerNJ, March 16, 2015
TRENTON — More than 300 nurses representing six different unions from across New Jersey mulled about the statehouse halls today in a lobby day rally to rouse support for a bill that would set nurse-to-patient standards for hospitals and allow flexibility to increase staffing based on patient needs
The legislation in question is S1183, which is sponsored by state Sen. Joseph Vitale (D-19) and aims to establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities. Under the the bill, hospitals would be required to devout one registered professional nurse for every six patients on a medical/surgical unit for the first year after the regulations are adopted, and one nurse for every five patients thereafter.
“Now, we have staffing ratios in place through the department of health regulations that are 27 years old. So it’s time to update these regulations, bring them into the 21st century,” said Bernie Gerard, vice president of Heath Professionals and Allied Employees.
From PolitickerNJ, March 16, 2015
TRENTON — More than 300 nurses representing six different unions from across New Jersey mulled about the statehouse halls today in a lobby day rally to rouse support for a bill that would set nurse-to-patient standards for hospitals and allow flexibility to increase staffing based on patient needs
The legislation in question is S1183, which is sponsored by state Sen. Joseph Vitale (D-19) and aims to establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities. Under the the bill, hospitals would be required to devout one registered professional nurse for every six patients on a medical/surgical unit for the first year after the regulations are adopted, and one nurse for every five patients thereafter.
“Now, we have staffing ratios in place through the department of health regulations that are 27 years old. So it’s time to update these regulations, bring them into the 21st century,” said Bernie Gerard, vice president of Heath Professionals and Allied Employees.
From PolitickerNJ, March 16, 2015
TRENTON — More than 300 nurses representing six different unions from across New Jersey mulled about the statehouse halls today in a lobby day rally to rouse support for a bill that would set nurse-to-patient standards for hospitals and allow flexibility to increase staffing based on patient needs
The legislation in question is S1183, which is sponsored by state Sen. Joseph Vitale (D-19) and aims to establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities. Under the the bill, hospitals would be required to devout one registered professional nurse for every six patients on a medical/surgical unit for the first year after the regulations are adopted, and one nurse for every five patients thereafter.
“Now, we have staffing ratios in place through the department of health regulations that are 27 years old. So it’s time to update these regulations, bring them into the 21st century,” said Bernie Gerard, vice president of Heath Professionals and Allied Employees.
From PolitickerNJ, March 16, 2015
TRENTON — More than 300 nurses representing six different unions from across New Jersey mulled about the statehouse halls today in a lobby day rally to rouse support for a bill that would set nurse-to-patient standards for hospitals and allow flexibility to increase staffing based on patient needs
The legislation in question is S1183, which is sponsored by state Sen. Joseph Vitale (D-19) and aims to establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities. Under the the bill, hospitals would be required to devout one registered professional nurse for every six patients on a medical/surgical unit for the first year after the regulations are adopted, and one nurse for every five patients thereafter.
“Now, we have staffing ratios in place through the department of health regulations that are 27 years old. So it’s time to update these regulations, bring them into the 21st century,” said Bernie Gerard, vice president of Heath Professionals and Allied Employees.