As the daughter of a hospital nurse who spent 42 years carrying 10-12 patients by herself (in a cardiac recovery unit where people died all the time), let me tell you that regardless of how Oregon is executing this change, nurse-to-patient ratios are incredibly important to the wellbeing of patients and nurses alike. We are lucky to live in a state that passed this. You may live longer because of it.
A landmark Oregon hospital staffing law wasn’t enough to avert a massive nurses strike
A landmark compromise law was supposed to address Oregon's hospital staffing crisis. Instead, staffing issues are at the center of a massive health workers strike now entering its fourth week.
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