 | The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA |
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| The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA |
Lorraine Thiebaud, RN, Service Employees International Union Nurse Alliance, 2214 Prince Street, Berkeley, CA 94705, 510 548 1380, lthiebaud@attbi.com
An insuffecient nursing pool is jeopardizing the quality of care that patients receive. There are insufficient nurses to do what needs to be done on any given shift. This presentation will provide the perspective of the Service Employees International Union's Nurse Alliance with regard to the type and levels of nurse staffing and nurse burnout. There will be an emphasis on the impacts of the increasing utilization of temporary nurse staffing and a discussion of nurse burnout.
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Related Web page: www.seiu.org
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.