“In my tenure working on the unit, I have seen firsthand how staffing ratios directly affect patient care and nurse wellbeing,” Catharyne Henderson, BSN, RN, ONA's Chairwoman of Health Policy Council, said. “I have seen many of my colleagues leave the bedside and some have unfortunately left the profession altogether due to the demands. Proper staffing is more than a logistical goal—it’s a matter of life and death for our patients and the professional sustainability of the nurses who care for them.” #CodeRed #HB285 #SafeStaffingSavesLives #SafeStaffingRatios #PatientsMatters #HealthcareProfessionalsMatter
Nurses in Ohio are pushing lawmakers for minimum staffing levels. Leaders with the Ohio Nurses Association testified at Ohio's Statehouse about legislation that would require minimum nurse-patient standards.
