Wednesday, February 26, 2014As published in TheSpec.com:
A major new study showing that surgical patients face a higher risk of death when nursing workloads increase should serve as a warning to cash-strapped Ontario hospitals that continue to cut RN positions, warn leaders in the profession.
"The hospitals and the government need to take notice of the health outcomes that are being detrimentally affected by staff," said Linda Haslam-Stroud, president of the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA), the nurses' union.
See the full article here.
A major new study showing that surgical patients face a higher risk of death when nursing workloads increase should serve as a warning to cash-strapped Ontario hospitals that continue to cut RN positions, warn leaders in the profession.
"The hospitals and the government need to take notice of the health outcomes that are being detrimentally affected by staff," said Linda Haslam-Stroud, president of the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA), the nurses' union.
See the full article here.
