Safe patient Care

Implications of the California Nurse Staffing Mandate for Other States
Health Services Research, Linda Aiken, Ph.D., RN, lead author

HB 4008 was introduced by Representative Lesia Liss, RN. The bill was referred to the House Committee on Health Policy.

Patient-to-Nurse Ratios in Michigan Hospitals:
Moving Forward

Presented by Dr. Laurence Rosen, Public Policy Associates, Inc. during Michigan Nurses MARCH! 2010.

Safety in Numbers
Presented by Suzanne Gordon, author of Safety in Numbers: Nurse-to-Patient Ratios during Michigan Nurses MARCH! 2010.

Safe RN to Patient Ratios
Information about the National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act

Safe Patient Care Fact Sheet
A synopsis of Safe Patient Care legislation and what you can do to help.

Testimony presented at the Town Hall Meeting in Holt on August 5, 2009

Ken Fletcher, MNA Director of Government Affairs

Laurence Rosen, PhD, Public Affairs Associates, "Nurse-to-Patient Ratios in Michigan Hospitals"

Testimony presented to the House Health Policy Committee on March 12, 2008

Ken Fletcher, MNA Director of Government Affairs

Testimony presented to the House Labor Committee on June 26, 2007

Cheryl Johnson, RN
Patricia Meave, RN
Diane Goddeeris, RN

Nurse Staffing In Hospitals: Is There A Business Case For Quality?
A study by Jack Needleman, Peter I. Buerhaus, Maureen Stewart, Katya Zelevinsky, and Soeren Mattke provides new evidence that if hospitals invest in appropriate registered nurse (RN) staffing, thousands of lives and millions of dollars could be saved each year. The study, published in January, 2006, appears in Health Issues.

Governor Granholm's Remarks
Regarding Safe Patient Care

Broadband Connection
Dial-Up

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