Despite High Rates of Nursing Injuries, Government Regulators Take Little Action

[herring_RN, ASN, BSN]

Just about everybody who has studied the hospital industry agrees that it needs to confront the epidemic that plagues many of its staff: Tens of thousands of nursing employees suffer debilitating injuries every year, mainly from doing part of their everyday jobs — moving and lifting patients. The problem is, nobody agrees how to get hospitals to take aggressive action...

... Michaels says there's one institution today that could requirehospitals to protect their nursing staffs: Congress.

"There's no question, a national law requiring protection in hospitals would protect workers and would result in the reduction in musculoskeletal injuries in hospitals," Michaels says. "Not just for protecting the health and safety of the workers, but in fact they will protect the health and safety of their patients if they do the right thing."...

Despite High Rates Of Nursing Injuries, Government Regulators Take Little Action : NPR

[toomuchbaloney]

What makes one think that the majority of Congress gives two hoots about this?

[herring_RN, ASN, BSN]

What makes one think that the majority of Congress gives two hoots about this?

Nurses vote.

I heard that for each nurse a total of nine votes are influenced because people trust nurses.

An organized campaign with letter writing to candidates and media, call ins to shows, and visits to local, state, and federal legislators over a period of years would probably prevail.