NY Nurse: June 2021

May 25th will be marked in history as a day many “lost their innocence.” No one could deny a brutal murder took place, by the hands of law enforcement, against a human being who was no threat to anyone when this occurred.

What came to light for others is what people of color, especially Black people...

The Hospital Clinical Staffing Committees and Disclosure Act (“staffing law”) calls for the formation of a Staffing Committee at every hospital. This body is key to reaching the goals of setting and enforcing safe staffing standards in all facilities throughout the state.

Every hospital must form a...

On June 18, in a victory for all nurses and healthcare workers in New York, groundbreaking staffing legislation for hospitals and nursing homes became law.

The legislation, a pair of landmark laws—the Hospital Clinical Staffing Committees and Disclosure Act (A108B/S1168A) and the Standard Minimum...