April 3, 2005: Florida: Bill prescribes nurse staffing By Brian Bandell:"As hospitals warn of a nursing shortage in Florida, a labor union is becoming more aggressive in supporting a bill that would require hospitals to hire more nurses. A union representing thousands of nurses is backing bills in the Florida House (HB 1117) and Senate (SB 1176) that would set a strict nurse-to-patient ratio in hospital departments and ban mandatory overtime."
South Florida Business Journal
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7378192/
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I'm glad to see other states are starting to follow suit with California's staffing ratios.

Andrew Lopez, RN
http://www.4nursing.com