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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
4206.0: Tuesday, November 12, 2002: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| Hospitals nationally are hard hit by a nursing shortage caused by the declining number of students enrolled in nursing programs and the growing difficulty of retaining nurses. The primary reason nurses are leaving the occupation is stress resulting from understaffing. This session examines the impact of staffing ratios on the nursing profession and the quality of care. Presenters from key health care unions, including the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the American Federation of Teachers, the Service Employees International Union and United American Nurses will discuss: the landmark legislation and accompanying regulations in California calling for minimum staffing levels in health care facilities; the role of the Kaiser Permanente labor/management partnership in promoting these developments; and the status of efforts in New Jersey and Pennsylvania to establish staffing ratios. | |||
| Learning Objectives: Participants will understand the benefits of staffing ratios for nurses and the quality of care; the role labor unions have played in establishing staffing ratios; and the workings of a model labor/management effort. | |||
| Glenda Canfield, RN Barbara Blake, RN Ann Twomey, RN | |||
| Pamela Wilson | |||
| Mike Nilsson, RN | |||
| Organized by: | Labor Caucus | ||
| Endorsed by: | Health Equity and Public Hospitals Caucus; Public Health Nursing; Socialist Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work | ||