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Michigan nurses report more patients dying due to understaffing, poll finds

By Michigan Radio  
   February 02, 2023

The number of Michigan nurses reporting a patient death due to understaffing has doubled in recent years, according to a new poll commissioned by the Michigan Nurses Association.

This year, 42% of nurses said they know of a Michigan patient who died because staff were stretched too thin, compared to just 22% who reported such a death in a similar poll from 2016. 

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