Require hospitals to hire enough staff to follow safe staffing guidlines outlined by the American Nurses Association. Safe staffing allows for better outcomes, increased 1:1 time with patients, and not limited to a safer environment. There is a health crisis in the US. Hospitals are overloaded.
Safe staffing is outlined differently for different units. For example, medical surgical units should have a 4 patient to 1 nurse ratio. ICU settings should be 1:1 patient care.
Pentalize hospitals who do not follow these standards with fines that outweigh the costs of hiring additional staff to influence hospital systems to follow these standards of care.
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