I am a nursing student in Leadership class. My group has to write a persuasive paper topic "mandated nurse-patient ratio." I live in California, where we have mandated nurse-patient ratio. On the surface, we think the ratio is a good idea, but our professor does not agree with us. After some research, we learned some set backs about the mandated ratio. We are also required to interview nurses. The problem is that we mostly got a positive response about the ratio, and we are supposed to be writing a paper against it. Many people we interviewed said that it is important to have it mandated. We need more opinion on this. Do you suggest other method of ensuring reasonable patient loads if it is not mandated? We propose our thesis that it should not be mandated (it can serve as a guideline but should not be mandated).
All input is appreciated! By sharing your opinion, the input will be used for our paper, kind of like an informal interview.
catholicrn
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Clearly, your professor has been away from the bedside for far too long!