A nurse manager is attending a national convention and is attending a concurrent

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A nurse manager is attending a national convention and is attending a concurrent session on staffing ratios. Minimum staffing ratios are being discussed in the nurse manager’s own state. The nurse manager has a number of questions about staffing ratios that the session is covering. The nurse manager knows that evidence exists that increasing the number of RNs in the staffing mix leads to safer workplaces for nurses and higher quality of care for patients (Learning Objectives 1, 2, and 3).
Please, answer all the questions.
Please, use this Book Professional Issues in Nursing: Challenges and opportunities. Carol J. Houston sixth edition.
What are the three general approaches recommended by the American Nurses Association (2017) to maintain sufficient staffing?
Summarize the findings that are often cited as the seminal work in support of establishing minimum staffing ratio legislation at the federal or state level.
Analyze what proponents and critics say about whether mandatory minimum staffing ratios are needed.
Discuss what issues and concerns you have within the healthcare environment where you are employed. Do you have sufficient staff ratios to provide safe, quality and effective care? What have you done to address these issues?

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