Hospitals receive a staffing reprieve (California)

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Hospitals receive a staffing reprieve:"Hospitals say the relaxation of a state law setting nurse staffing levels will give them needed flexibility at a time when emergency rooms are shutting down at an alarming rate.
The state's Office of Administrative Law has granted a move by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to put off a looming deadline that would have phased in even higher levels of staffing on Jan. 1, as the law turns a year old.
The changes, which include a looser interpretation of the law on ER nurse-to-patient ratios, have gone into effect, contingent upon further review by the state Department of Health Services."
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/1207121.html

Damn if Arnold didn't pull it off.

Andrew Lopez, RN

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You can read some excellent follow-up articles, resource materials at the California Nurses Association website:
http://calnurse.org/

Andrew Lopez, RN
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