Just a reminder that you can submit the following letter on safe staffing to the ANA, who will then send it to your Congress people. It's really easy - you can even modify the letter if you like.
http://www.safestaffingsaveslives.org/default.aspx
This is an important issue, and affects all of us.
Although many nurses know that understaffing is fueling the nursing shortage and causing nurses to leave the field, our legislators also need to know.