'Mandated ratios don't address systemic problems or the changes in the healthcare delivery system,' she says. As a handful of state legislatures have enacted or are considering mandating ...

Among the endless number of decisions faced by those who run infusion centers, perhaps none is more hotly debated than what the “best” way is to assign patients to nurses. Over the last six years, my ...

New Jersey is facing a health care crisis due to a shortage of nurses, affecting patient care and safety. Bills A3450 and S1941 aim to address this crisis by establishing mandatory nurse-to-patient ...

Nurses at the front lines of Massachusetts' health care system have contended with high patient load, workforce violence and hospital management concerns for years -- issues they say consistently ...