The Nevada Legislature has passed Senate Bill 182, establishing maximum nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals across the state. However, Governor Joe Lombardo's vetoed and refused to sign it.
The article fucked it up. The bill (first version) says: "Section 8 of this bill establishes the maximum ratios for the number of patients that may be assigned to a direct care nurse at one time in certain hospitals in a county … ".
This sounds like good news? Putting a cap on the number of nurses isn’t the way to reduce understaffing. Or is this a reporter that can’t math?
The article fucked it up. The bill (first version) says: "Section 8 of this bill establishes the maximum ratios for the number of patients that may be assigned to a direct care nurse at one time in certain hospitals in a county … ".