Nursing Debate on H.R. 1222 (Con Side)

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This paper discusses how the Nursing Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2005 bill should not be supported for two reasons. The paper lists these reasons as: it does not directly address the nursing work force shortage as it ought and it does not address the deeper issue of personal satisfaction with nursing as a career. Although the latter may not be as easily addressed the former is. As the paper points out in the section regarding preventable causes of injury or death were and still are attributable to the direct care nursing work force shortage.

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"H.R. 1222, also known as The Nursing Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2005, was primarily enacted "to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (U.S. Congress, 2005, preamble)." The bill was enacted by both the Senate and House of Representatives on March 10, 2005 and primarily sponsored by Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL). The primary thrust of the bill was to limit the nurse to patient ratio in different units."

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