Two sides are warring over the passage of a bill mandating nurse-to-patient ratios and increasing transparency in work protections.
Senate Bill 182, sponsored by Sen. Rochelle Nguyen, D-Las Vegas, passed through the assembly on June 2 and is awaiting a signature from Gov. Joe Lombardo. The bill is aimed at reducing nurse burnout and increasing patient safety by establishing maximum limits on the number of patients nurses can be assigned to in various hospital units, policies for additional compensation and keep records of any refusals, objections and requests to be relieved.
Registered nurses at Henry Ford Rochester Hospital plan to strike June 9-June 14 following a breakdown in contract negotiations with the hospital's administration.
It is believed to be the first time in Henry Ford's 110-year history that there has been a labor strike, said the hospital's spokesperson, Lauren Zakalik.
Key issues in negotiating a new contract for the union nurses are wage increases and implementing nurse-to-patient ratios that they say will ensure safer staffing and prevent burnout among workers.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU), the largest union of registered nurses in the country, is celebrating the passage of Nevada Senate Bill 182 (SB 182).
The new legislation will set maximum nurse-to-patient ratios in Nevada hospitals, improving patient care and safety and likely bringing nurses back to the bedside.
Oklahoma’s new law, effective in November 2025, allows certain nurse practitioners to prescribe medications without physician supervision, a move aimed at expanding healthcare access, especially in rural communities.
But what exactly does it take for a nurse practitioner to qualify for this new level of independence? Here is a breakdown.
On the heels of other successful union pushes in area hospitals, nurses and advanced practitioners at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital announced May 29 that they had overwhelmingly opted to hold a union election with a 'substantial majority' of over 1,000 votes. The nurses add to the tally of successful organizing bids — as well as strike votes — at hospitals including Western Psychiatric Hospital by nurses affiliated with SEIU.
Massachusetts health authorities completed their reports this week and found no evidence of a link between Newton-Wellesley Hospital and staffers who developed benign brain tumors. One report was conducted by the Massachusetts General Brigham Occupational Health Services and the other was by the state Department of Public Health. Both entities determined the hospital environment is safe and there's nothing to suggest a common cause to the tumors.