While New Mexico continues to struggle with a nursing shortage, a lawmaker with experience in the healthcare field wants to pass a bill that would limit how many patients a nurse has to oversee.
Rep. Eleanor Chavez (D-Albuquerque) is the executive director of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees, District 1199. On Friday—New Mexico Nurses Day—she announced that she'll be sponsoring the New Mexico Patient Safety Act along with Sen. Brenda McKenna (D-Corrales).
