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New PA Bill Would Mandate Registered Nurse-to-Patient Ratios.

Markus Frieauff
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Several nursing organizations are supportive of a bill in the Pennsylvania House that limits the number of hospitalized patients a registered nurse can care for at a given time.

WESA’s Sarah Boden reports on the Patient Safety Act.

Read the full story here.

(Original air-date: 5/19/23)

Sarah Boden covers health, science and technology for 90.5 WESA. Before coming to Pittsburgh in November 2017, she was a reporter for Iowa Public Radio where she covered a range of issues, including the 2016 Iowa Caucuses.