LGH nurses warn Question 1 would put patients at risk

The nurse has already reached the four-patient ratio limit. Out of nowhere, eight patients are rushed in from a serious car crash -- a few with life-threatening injuries. If the nurse lends a hand with one of the desperate patients, the hospital would be breaking the ratio law and could be punished with a $25,000 fine. That's the potential scenario laid out by Lowell General Hospital nurses, who spoke to The Sun editorial board about Question 1 last week.