Patient Safety is Our Number One Priority
The Patient Safety Act will dramatically improve patient safety in Massachusetts hospitals by setting a safe maximum limit on the number of patients assigned to a nurse at one time, while providing flexibility to hospitals to adjust nurses’ patient assignments based on specific patient needs.
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Nurses push for standard on nurse-patient ratios
Boston Herald: Arlington resident and nurse Kelly Williams was a caretaker from the beginning — she would rush to her siblings when they were injured, and at 8 years old she helped care for her ailing grandmother.
Letter: BMC nurses use voices for patients and fairness
Berkshire Eagle: This isn’t about a statewide agenda, this is about our hospital and our patients. We are the ones who face real people in fear and need everyday. Our patient satisfaction scores are high because we work hard to make each patient feel they are a priority. But we only have so many hands, and there aren’t enough anymore.
Massachusetts could set patient assignment limits for nurses
WWLP: A ballot question that would set limits for how many patients a Massachusetts nurse can care for at one time is still in the running for a spot on the 2018 ballot. Registered nurses said they’re currently being forced by hospitals to care for too many patients at once. They’re pushing for Massachusetts to set statewide patient assignment limits.
