Politics & Government
'My Heart Breaks For The Patients Of Minnesota': Nurses Speak Out As Legislators Scrap Mandated Staff Levels
With mandated staffing levels off the table, the measure passed under a new name, now dubbed the Nurses and Patient Safety Act.
By CBS Minnesota Staff:
ST. PAUL, Minn. — In the final hours of the 2023 legislative session, members of the Minnesota Nurses Association were dealt a major blow in their fight for mandated staffing levels.
All session long, nurses and legislative supporters had championed the Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act as a way of making sure all hospitals across the state could be staffed in a way that they say would provide the best care for patients. But in the 11th hour, that key component was scrapped.
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