Press items highlight nurse staffing crisis in Quebec The Montreal Gazette says understaffing is so bad that some nurses have reported themselves for unsafe care. A Public Radio International piece reports that 700 physicians…
Tag: hospital staffing issues
You gotta keep the devil way down in the hole
London Free Press on firing of Ontario CNO for understaffing report June 17, 2016 — Today the London Free Press (Ontario) ran a piece by Jonathan Sher reporting that the city’s largest…
“Nurses Storm the U.S. Capitol to Demand Safe Staffing Ratios”
Daily Nurse covers rally with political and nursing leaders, including Truth director June 2, 2016 – Today the Daily Nurse website posted a strong report by Lynda Lampert about the May 12…
Flying scalpels and the future of health care
Baltimore Sun publishes Truth leader’s op-ed on nurse staffing ratios May 11, 2016 – Today the Baltimore Sun published a Nurses Day op-ed by Truth executive director Sandy Summers advocating for federal…
Rally for National Nurse-to-Patient Ratios on May 12
Minority Nurse covers May 2016 rally, including Truth’s participation May 6, 2016 – Today Minority Nurse posted a long piece by Julia Quinn-Szcesuil about the then-upcoming Nurses Day rally for nurse-to-patient ratios…
The golden ratios
Reports show understaffing remains a global threat May 28, 2015 – Media items from around the world in the last six months show that nursing continues to suffer from underfunding, with poor…