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Thousands Of Nurses From Thirteen Facilities Across New York City Join Together In Day Of Protest After Reports Shed Light On The Horrendous Conditions Inside Hospitals | ||
By: PR Newswire Association LLC. - 13 Feb 2019 | Back to overview list |
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NEW YORK, Feb. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Thousands of nurses from the New York State Nurses Association today joined with elected officials and community leaders to participate in a day of protest sparked by reports that shed light on the horrendous conditions inside hospitals because there is not enough staff to give the patients the care they need and deserve. The reports come from the compilation of almost 3,800 official "Protests of Assignment" (POAs) signed by over 20,000 nurses from January to December of 2018. POAs are official complaints filed by nurses to highlight severe problems in their facilities. The POAs listed in the reports come from New York Presbyterian, Mount Sinai St. Luke's and West Campuses, and Montefiore Medical Center's Moses and Weiler Campus. View the reports for New York Presbyterian here, Mount Sinai St. Luke's and West Campuses here, Montefiore Medical Center's Moses and Weiler Campus here, and Mount Sinai here. New York Presbyterian had 1046 POAs supported by 4469 signatures by registered nurses from January 2018 to December 2018. Mount Sinai had 1310 POAs supported by 8058 signatures by registered nurses from January 2018 to December 2018. Mount Sinai's St. Luke's and West Campuses had 416 POAs supported by 2293 signatures by registered nurses from January 2018 to December 2018. Montefiore Medical Center's Moses and Weiler Campus had 976 POAs supported by 5405 signatures by registered nurses from January 2018 to December 2018. Below are just a few of the thousands of jaw-dropping stories from the reports:
A registered nurse receiving an assignment that in her/his professional judgment places the patient(s) at risk has an obligation under law and ethics to take action. The New York State Nurse Practice Act, the Code of Ethics for Nurses, and the mandates under the NYS Board of Regents Rules related to Unprofessional Conduct hold the nurse responsible and accountable for the quality of nursing care provided to patients. POA forms are used when nurses are expected to assume responsibilities and accountabilities that exceed their experience, or the volume of care is more than the nurse can safely administer. It is clear that something must be done, including the implementation of Safe staffing ratios to ensure every patient gets the care they need and deserve. Safe staffing is one of the issues that is currently being discussed as part of contract negotiations. One note: it is a fact: safe staffing measures do not adversely affect hospital budgets. To the contrary, in many cases patients receive better care, and have a lower recidivism rate which saves money. NYSNA RNs refused to be silenced on this issue despite hospital attempts to stop RNs from expressing our views and hospital failure to provide us all the information we requested on staffing. Nurses at the following hospitals participated in today's protest:
ABOUT THE NEW YORK STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) represents more than 42,000 members in New York State. We are New York's largest union and professional association for registered nurses. For more information, please visit our website at www.nysna.org
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