Are Colorado Hospitals Safe? - Call to ActionA message from Colleen Casper, RN, MS, DNP, CNA Director of Practice and Government Affairs Colleagues, It is our intent to bring much greater awareness to all legislators of the need to address safe staffing in hospitals. The message will go to all Senators and Representatives with the title, "Are Colorado Hospitals Safe?" We want the Legislators to know that Nurses care immensely about this issues and are prepared to stay on this issue. Please share this message with your colleagues. Call to ActionWe are writing to you today with an urgent call to action to request that the Colorado State Legislator address the prolonged nurse staffing crisis. Without action, Colorado hospitals will continue to lose nurses as a result of inadequate numbers of staff as well as inadequately prepared nursing staff to care for patients. You have shared your stories with Colorado Nurses Association, Colorado State surveyors and multiple national surveyors and we are now asking you to reach out to you respective Colorado Senators and Representatives and respectfully request that Colorado come out of denial of the extent of this problem and address it. Sure, Federal action could be helpful. We can not wait. Please take the time to share this message and consider adding in your own personal stories of your work environment today. There are some that want to implore that this is all COVID-related. We know that is disingenuous at best. TAKE ACTION TODAY!
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