NY Nurse February 2017

On January 1, 2017, the final phase of New York State’s Safe Patient Handling (SPH) law went into effect. All facilities should have SPH policies in place and be moving toward the goal of reducing high rates of occupational injury.

“Safe patient handling is an ongoing process,” said Kelly Moed, RN...

Our licensure, professionalism and advocacy for our patients are built upon the skills of each and every registered nurse. We were educated to achieve high RN standards and continue to learn in advanced courses and in the workplace. Our particular knowledge and skill set, our keen awareness of...

From one side, some hospital management continues to undercut safe staffing levels and other patient protections. From another, some state politicians challenge our fundamentals of care. From Washington, D.C., some policy makers threaten to turn back the clock on healthcare access and quality...

“The complexity of managing a widely diverse range of patients cannot be solved by imposing staffing ratios — greater flexibility is needed.”
                               - Hospital Association of NY (HANYS) www.hanys.org/news/index.cfm?storyid=117

“Higher patient-to-nurse ratios increase the odds