Nurses push dueling fixes for understaffed PA hospitals

Nurses say inadequate staffing is a problem in Pennsylvania hospitals, and new law would protect patients from poor outcomes that can result from overworked health care providers. At a news conference, state Rep. Gene DiGirolamo, R-Bucks, said he understands nurses' call for a legislative remedy. "I know how hard you work," said DiGirolamo, who said his daughter is a hospital nurse. "I see her when she comes back from her shift -- how tired she is." Various nurses' groups do not agree on the best way to fix the problem. There are two dueling proposals before state lawmakers.