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An Urgent Message
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Letter from the Editor
An Urgent Message
Dear Flo
Letter from the Editor
Hello, fellow change-makers!
I write to you with the utmost urgency.
As a newly practicing nurse, I have
enjoyed learning about my newfound
profession, including how to sneak in a
lunch snack in under thirty seconds.
Unfortunately, a huge problem has also
quickly become apparent, one that
affects my day-to-day practice: unsafe
staffing.
Regrettably, this is a problem that
affects far too many nurses and
consequently, their patients. Even with
the best of intentions, there is only so
much that a single nurse can do at a
time. This is why I have chosen to
attend the PSNA Code Blue on April
11th. It’s time that our legislators hear
from us, the nurses who are in the
“trenches” every day and are most
affected by this issue.
And so I appeal to you now: join us for
the Code Blue on April 11th in
Harrisburg. Let your voice be heard!
Danielle Weaver, BSN, RN
YNP Pittsburgh
Over the last six years,
Pennsylvania lawmakers have
been unable to reach a final
agreement on the Safe Nurse
Staffing Act. This act
empowers nurses to create
patient-safety staffing plans
aimed at reducing medical
errors, saving lives, and
confronting chronic burnout by
nursing professionals. That’s
why we’re going to Harrisburg.
As patient advocates, we can
no longer allow a legislative
solution to be postponed. It’s
time to act.
On April 11th, we will meet at the
State Museum (adjacent to the
Capitol) at 8am for registration and
refreshments. Our first presentation
will kick off at 9am. Morning
sessions include a presentation
from the Safe Nurse Staffing Act
Sponsor Representative Mauree
Gingrich. The rest of the day
includes a 12:30 Rotunda
#CodeBlue Rally and allows for
time to meet with legislators, have
lunch, and tour the Capitol. The day
will close with a Code Blue
Thunderclap at the museum. A
CNE will be awarded.
Let’s make history together and win one for the health and
safety of every Pennsylvanian! Register to attend here!
Why are nurses calling a Code Blue on April 11th?
70% of Pennsylvania nurses surveyed confirmed inadequate
staffing negatively impacts their ability to serve their patients
daily/weekly
Surgical deaths are more than 60% higher in poorly-staffed
hospitals
In 2014, a total of 240,778 “serious events and incidents” were
reported to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System
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