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FEATURES
10 By the Numbers
It's been five years since mandatory RN-to-patient staffing ratios were
implemented in California. Registered nurses talk about what's different and what still has to change. By Lucia Hwang
DEPARTMENTS
4 News Briefs
RNs in Texas and Nevada rally for ratios the same week;
The story of two Arizona nurses shows why RN ratios are sorely
needed; Nashville RNs deal blow to HCA; Panel of healthcare experts
says extending Massachusetts-style reform to the nation would be
mistake; Agent Orange still killing in Vietnam; Maine RNs protest
insurance rate hikes; Ohio RNs talk single-payer; Las Vegas RNs
network and unite against discrimination at Valentine's ball.
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9 Ratio Reflections
How the safe staffing movement started, and where it's going.
By Rose Ann DeMoro
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MARCH 2009
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