Nursing organization

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References

• American Nurses Association. (2019, June). Position statement: Nurse staffing and patient safety. https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/nursing-excellence/official-position-statements/
• National Council of State Boards of Nursing. (2018, April). Scope of practice issues: Nurse staffing.
  https://www.ncsbn.org/public-files/21_Model_Rules.pdf

Sample Solution

      The American Nurses Association (ANA), the largest nursing organization in the United States, advocates for policies and legislation that improve nurses' working conditions and patient care. However, the ANA also opposes certain policies that it believes could negatively impact these goals. One key area of opposition is nurse-to-patient staffing ratios. The ANA supports mandated safe staffing ratios in hospitals, arguing that it ensures nurses have adequate time to provide quality care (American Nurses Association, 2019). The organization actively lobbies against legislation that allows hospitals to set their own staffing levels, citing studies that link lower nurse-to-patient ratios to higher rates of patient mortality and complications (National Council of State Boards of Nursing, 2018).