Alternatives to Mandated Nurse-To-Patient Ratios

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• Mandated nurse-to-patient ratios

  392389 Mandated nurse-to-patient ratios What alternatives would you suggest to a mandated nurse-to-patient ratio? Explain your answer. Who might oppose your idea, and why would they do so?

• Nursing Ratios Brochure

  The minimum-staffing ratio represents the ratio that is deemed safe for providing quality care to patient. In California, legislation mandated specific nurse to patient ratios (1: 5 respectively) based on patient acuity.

• ethical, and legal implications of the shortage of nurses

  Nurses seldom believe this, but an employer and literally force a nurse to continue to work after their shift. Patient safety and patient to nurse ratios are always a debatable issue.

• Nursing Leaders and Managers: Staffing Ratios

  The AHA has argued that nurse-to-patient staffing ratios reduce scheduling and staffing flexibility.

• Critical Thinking for Health Care Professionals

  They noted that increasing nurse patient ratios as the best solution to this problem.

• Changing Nurse-to-Patient Ratios: Major Stakeholders

  A discussion is presented about nurse-to-patient ratios.

• Healthcare Ethics

  The nurse did not discuss the patient's concerns with the physician, and later that evening, she talked to the patient about alternate therapies.

• Restrained patient found dead

  The patient may have had a quiet massive myocardial infarction or stroke 5 minutes prior to the nurse walking in, whom may have indeed checked on the patient 15 minutes prior.

• The Role of Confidentiality

  In the end it is always about self determination for the patient and the patient should always have the final say after ALL available alternatives have been presented.