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Research legislation that has occurred within the last 5 years at the state or federal level as a result of nurse advocacy. Describe the legislation and what was accomplished. What additional steps need to be taken to continue advocacy for this issue?
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The National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act
Nurses are an essential part of the healthcare team, and it is of utmost importance that
they are able to go about their responsibilities effectively and in a timely manner. However, it
has long been an issue that hospitals are understaffed and nurses, therefore, have to take care of a
lot more patients. One of the most crucial topics that the nursing field continues to discuss is the
rising ratios of patients to nurses. Generally speaking, nurses all over the country take on more
patients at any given time, and this problem is ever growing (King University Online, 2019).
The National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act aims to amend the
Public Health Service Act in order to push hospitals to comply with a staffing plan to be
submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services. The staffing plan must follow the
indicated minimum ratios of nurses to patients in every unit. The act also allows nurses to start
action that will help improve their patients’ health care and make informed decisions. This also
gives t...