Ed McBroom
LANSING State Rep. Sara Cambensy, D-Marquette, and state Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Vulcan, are leading a bipartisan plan to support nurses and protect Michigan residents by “setting safe limits on the number of patients a nurse can be assigned, curbing forced (registered nurse) overtime and requiring hospitals to disclose their nurse-to-patient ratios,” according to a press release from the Michigan Nurses Association.
The legislative plan, known as the Safe Patient Care Act, was introduced earlier this month.
“Nurses have been called heroes throughout the pandemic, yet we still don’t have the laws we need to help us provide the care that every patient needs and deserves,” said Stephanie DePetro, RN, president of the RN Staff Council at UP Health System-Marquette and vice president of the Michigan Nurses Association, in the release. “Nurses need a reasonable workload so we have time to take care of our patients and keep them safe from harm in the hospital. I