ANA Calls on Policymakers to Act on Nurse Staffing Legislation

"A study published today in the journal Health Affairs provides new evidence that if hospitals invest in appropriate Registered Nurse (RN) staffing, thousands of lives and millions of dollars could be saved each year. Specifically, the study shows that if hospitals increased RN staffing and hours of nursing care per patient, more than 6,700 patient deaths and four million days of care in hospitals could be avoided each year." This study shows that there is definitely a need for more nurse professionals in order to provide safe and humane care conditions for our society. Moreover, it is absolutely necessary for nurse educators to find ways to recruit more nurses into the world of academia.