Indiana hospital undertakes creative scheduling strategies
Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, May 10, 2007
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In light of increasing workloads and long hours for nurses, members of the Maine State Nurses Association are considering a bill that would impose nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in hospitals.
The bill, which includes whistleblower protection and would punish violators with a fine up to $25,000, spells out ratios for different units and situations. In ICUs, burn units, and post-anesthesia recovery units, one nurse would be required for every two patients. In EDs, one nurse would be required for every four patients, and in rehabilitation units, one nurse would be needed for every five patients.
Proponents of the bill say that the law would lead to better patient care. Critics, however, state that the approach is unbending and could thus force hospitals to shut down a number of beds.
Sources: The Portland Press Herald, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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