Now, I don’t claim to have all of the info regarding these nurse-to-patient staffing ratios. All I know is that as of January 1, 2004, staffing ratios in California went into effect. The whole idea was inspired by the Aiken Study, which was published in JAMA in October of 2002.
A summary of the findings are as follows:
- The study found that for each additional patient over four in a nurse
I have been an Intensive Care nurse for 11 years. This blog is about my experiences as a nurse, and the experiences of others in the healthcare system - patients, nurses, doctors, paramedics. We all have stories!
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Quote: “NURSES ARE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS???? Is Arnold saying that he kicks nurse butt in Sacramento?”
My feeling on this is that Arnold was referring to the CNA, SEIU, etc. not nurses as a group. The CNA and SEIU may represent some nurses, but not all.
added by Steph on 01.02.05 5:16 pm | Permalink
Great post, Geena. :)
Um, what’s with the ‘are you human?’ question??
added by Diana on 01.03.05 5:23 am | Permalink
Wooing nurses, that’s a good one. Nurse retention, at least where I work, is pitiful. Middle management sucks – they do as little as possible to answer questions and solve problems, laying low and praying they’ll be able to hold on to their salaried jobs and not be sent back out to work on the floor.
I struggle with the question of why I am changing careers. I used to LOVE being a nurse – I loved my job and my patients and their family members could tell. As the years progressed, I fell out of love with nursing. Admittedly, I have only worked at one hospital, but the red tape just kept coming and I knew I couldn’t continue to work as a nurse.
I greatly admire those nurses who stick with it despite changing and worsening working conditions.
added by Kelly on 01.05.05 4:43 pm | Permalink
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