November 2012
National
NURSE
T H E V O I C E O F N AT I O N A L N U R S E S U N I T E D
for
SPECIAL FOCUS: RATIOS!
Get the history on California
ratios, what's happening
across the nation and world,
who's attacking the ratios
and how, what the latest
studies say, and more!
PLUS don't miss out on five
CE credits for completing
the ratios home study.
101
Reasons
RN Unity
If there was ever a critical moment for building
a powerful, effective movement of all registered
nurses to protect the interests of patients and
nurses, that time has surely come.
Here are 101 reasons for RN unity. All reflect
the way in which nurses, their patients, practice,
families, and communities are under attack.
1. Budget-driven short staffing regardless of patient need
2. Erosion of RNs��� ability to practice in the exclusive interest
of patients rather than maximizing profits
3. Misleading ���patient satisfaction��� goals that substitute
budget-driven scripting and rounding for actual care
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