Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act
There are no federal mandates regulating the number of patients a registered nurse can care for at one time in U.S. hospitals. As a result, registered nurses (RNs) are consistently required to care for more patients than is safe, compromising patient care and negatively impacting patient outcomes. This legislation would protect patients and improve health care by setting mandated, minimum, registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratios.
Medicare for All Act of 2021
National Nurses United applauds the introduction of the Medicare for All Act of 2021, introduced by Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI), and co-sponsored by more than half of the House Democratic Caucus including 14 committee chairs and key leadership members.
VA Employee Fairness Act
The VA Employee Fairness Act which would grant full collective bargaining rights for nurses and other clinicians at Veterans Administration medical facilities, which is essential to ensure the highest quality care for our nation’s veterans.
