H.R.4138 - Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2007

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to impose minimum nurse staffing ratios in Medicare participating hospitals, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Official: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to impose minimum nurse staffing ratios in Medicare participating hospitals, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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10/22/08
Legislative Plan

Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) is a co-sponsor of a related bill HR. 4138 a bill to ammend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to impose minimum nurse-patient ratios in Medicare participating hospitals, and other purposes. ...

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10/12/08
Opposition To The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act

Brown-Waite (R-FL) introduced HR 4138, the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act. ... including caring for the uninsured, SCHIP and opposition to a ... 1 Assuring Patient Safety: The Employers' Role in Promoting Healthy . ...

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10/12/08
Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act

The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act (HR 4138) was introduced November 9 in ... consultation with the nursing staff, to develop and implement a staffing ... WashingtonWatch.com - S. 73, The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2007 ...

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10/10/08
Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act

6-12) by co-sponsoring the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2007 (S.73/HR4138) ... Calls to Action from NLN and ANA. Nursing Scholarships and Nurses ... S.73 Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2007 Sponsored By Daniel . ...

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10/10/08
Nursing Safe Staffing

The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act (HR 4138) was introduced November 9 in ... consultation with the nursing staff, to develop and implement a staffing ... Newsletter ... Safe Nurse Staffing ... states enacted safe nurse staffing ...

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09/14/08
JOIN ANA’s SAFE STAFFING CAMPAIGN NOW!

One of the laws that ANA had been consistently supporting is the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2007 (S.73/HR4138). This act has similar objectives and principle with that of the organization. They have similarities with that of ...

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08/28/08
Happy Nurses Week!

The U.S. Congress has taken up the issue of safe staffing with the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2007 (S. 73/H.R. 4138). The American Nurses Association urges all U.S. nurses to honor themselves and their colleagues this week by ...

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06/11/08
Nursing News and Features- Nursing News and Career Information ...

HR 4138 and its companion bills S73 are known as the RN Safe Staffing Act. The legislation would hold hospital accountable for setting up nurse-staffing ratios on a unit-by-unit basis, based on every unit’s specific needs and the input ...

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05/25/08
Nurse Staffing Impacts Quality Of Patient Care

The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act (S.73/HR 4138) is consistent with the ANA’s Principles for Nurse Staffing. It holds hospitals accountable for establishing valid, reliable, unit level nurse staffing plans. ...

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05/22/08
ANA Applauds Introduction Of Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act

HR 4138 is a great step in the right direction.” A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in May of 2002 found that higher levels of nursing care correlate with better patient care and outcomes in hospitals. ...

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05/20/08
Nurse Staffing Impacts Quality of Pa... ( ANA poll reveals serious ...

... is such a strong advocate for the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act," said ANA President Rebecca M. Patton, MSN, RN ,CNOR. The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act (S.73/H.R. 4138) is consistent with the ANA's Principles for Nurse ...

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05/20/08
Nurse Staffing Impacts Quality of Patient Care

The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act (S.73/HR 4138) is consistent with the ANA's Principles for Nurse Staffing. It holds hospitals accountable for establishing valid, reliable, unit level nurse staffing plans. ...

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05/20/08
Nurses Fear Unsafe Staffing Levels

The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act (S.73/HR 4138) is consistent with the ANA’s Principles for Nurse Staffing. It holds hospitals accountable for establishing valid, reliable, unit level nurse staffing plans. ...

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05/01/08
support safe staffing as nurses week project

... association asks all nurses to call, email, or fax their senators and representatives and encourage them to honor nurses during nurses week (may 6-12) by co-sponsoring the registered nurse safe staffing act of 2007 (s.73/hr4138). ...

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04/04/08
WashingtonWatch.com Widget Makes Good - The Technology Liberation ...

http://jodaya.blogspot.com/2007/11/hr-4138.html · http://patrickmurphyblog.com/2007/10/31/im-back/ · http://www.x8djembe.com/blog/2007/11/stop-illegal-logging-and-protect.asp · http://allergyparenting.blogspot.com/2007/11/vote-for-it.

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12/07/07
PARADIGM BYTES December 8, 2007

Capps, D-Santa Barbara, co-authored HR 4138 with Ginny Brown-Waite, D, Florida. Capps' district covers parts of San Luis Obispo County. “This legislation encourages nurses and hospitals to work together to make sure the right number of ...

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11/15/07
The Government Contemplates Nursing Staff Ratios

There's a bill that's been introduced - the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2007 (HR 4138). It would provide a staffing system that has input from nurses who give direct patient care. This is a very good thing. ...

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11/15/07
HR 4138

HR 4138 is sitting in congress and if it passes, it could enable the Nursing Staff in Hospitals across the country to determine staffing for their very own units. I hate to sound cynical but I see Hospitals finding some loophole to get ...

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11/14/07
ANA Applauds Introduction Of Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act

The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act (HR 4138) was introduced November 9 in the US House of Representatives by Reps. Lois Capps (D-CA) and Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL). “Safe staffing saves lives,” said ANA President Rebecca M. ...

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11/14/07
ANA Applauds Introduction Of Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act

The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act (HR 4138) was introduced November 9 in the US House of Representatives by Reps. Lois Capps (D-CA) and Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL). [click link for full article]

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11/14/07
ANA Applauds Introduction Of Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act

... appropriate registered nurse staffing levels in health care facilities. The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act (HR 4138) was introduced November 9 in the US House of Representatives by Reps. Lois Capps (D-CA) and Ginny Brown-Waite [...]

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11/14/07
ANA Applauds Introduction Of Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act

The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act (HR 4138) was introduced November 9 in the US House of Representatives by Reps. Lois Capps (D-CA) and Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL). "Safe staffing saves lives," said ANA President Rebecca M. ...

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11/12/07
Capps introduces legislation on hospital nurse staffing levels

... that ensure a certain number of registered nurses on each shift and in each unit of the hospital. Capps, D-Santa Barbara, co-authored HR 4138 with Ginny Brown-Waite, D, Florida. Capps' district covers parts of San Luis Obispo County.

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11/08/07
WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 4138, The Registered Nurse Safe ...

US Congress: HR 4138, The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2007.

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11/07/07
HR 4138, The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2007

HR 4138 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to impose minimum nurse staffing ratios in Medicare participating hospitals.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against.

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