Hospital departments

MNA: 'State of Patient Care in Massachusetts' Survey Released for National Nurses Week Finds Nurses Sounding the Alarm Over Deteriorating Conditions for Hospitalized Patients and Need for Safe Patient Limits

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Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Health, Nursing, Hospital departments, California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, Critical care nursing

The survey also shows that 81 percent of patients are sicker than ever before, requiring highly specialized nursing care.

Key Points: 
  • The survey also shows that 81 percent of patients are sicker than ever before, requiring highly specialized nursing care.
  • "Massachusetts nursesreporta growingnumber of barriers to delivering quality patient care," said Chris Anderson, President of Anderson Robbins Research.
  • Hospital executives argue that they need to maintain flexibility to adjust RN staffing levels and nurses patient assignments based on the unique needs of patients.
  • Instead, more often than not executives force nurses to care for too many patients at once, with devastating consequences for those patients.