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Uniform National Professional Standards
1. Patient advocate duty and right
2. Minimum, specific, numerical unit-specific direct-care
RN-to-patient staffing ratios for acute-care hospitals
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Additional staff required based on individual acuity
3. Whistle-blower protection
4. Prohibition against averaging of ratios
5. Prohibition against mandatory overtime
6. Protection for refusal of unsafe patient assignments
7. Tough monetary fines for violations of ratios and
employee and patient rights
8. Registered nurse workforce initiative
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Basic educational assistance benefit and living stipend
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Preceptorship and mentorship demonstration project
NNU RNs Sponsor National Ratio Legislation
NNU's Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act —
S. 992/H.R. 2187
