Arizona Nurses Rally At Capitol For Patient Safety - Thursd
Registered nurses from throughout Arizona will hold a major rally this Thursday, February 14 in a bid to improve the state's healthcare by passing a key patient safety bill. After the rally, they will form "Heart Teams" and lobby legislators to pass HB 2041, legislation that would make Arizona hospitals safer by guaranteeing safe nurse-to-patient ratios, protecting the right of nurses to act as whistle-blowers against unsafe conditions, and offering legal recognition of the professional and moral obligations of RNs to act as patient advocates, solely in the interests of their patients. &nbsp;»&nbsp;<a href='http://www.nurses.com/content/news/article.asp?docid=1cc8b530-cb78-4a89-9ff5-a63b98f19182'>original news</a>

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