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2 Nurse Staffing Bills Signed into Law, Others in Limbo; Man Dies After Falling from California Hospital Window: Police · Becker’s Healthcare - Clinical Leadership Podcast

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  This is Randy Homan with Becker's Clinical Leadership Podcast.
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  Here's your industry news brief for Wednesday, May 31st. First,
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  legislation about healthcare staffing remains under consideration in some
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  states. Two governors recently signed bills into law.
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  Last week,
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  Minnesota passed an edited bill titled The Nurse and Patient Safety Act.
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  It focuses on workplace violence prevention, nurse burnout,
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  and loan forgiveness. It cuts staffing legislation from the bill completely.
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  In New Jersey,
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  a bill sitting in committee would establish minimum RN staffing standards.
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  This would impact hospitals, ambulatory surgery facilities,
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  and certain DHS services. Last month,
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  Washington Governor j Insley signed SB 5 2 36.
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  It requires hospitals to report at least 80% compliance with its specific ratio.
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  Its internal staffing committee approves its ratio that focuses on nurse to
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  patient staffing.
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  Hospitals that do not comply are subject to corrective action plans and fines as
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  much as $50,000 every month.
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  Connecticut lawmakers were considering a bill to mandate nurse staffing ratios
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  and hospitals. However,
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  legislators are now focusing on strengthening hospital staffing committees.
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  A new proposed amendment would require hospital admin to get approval from the
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  hospital staffing committee before sending annual staffing plans to Connecticut
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  officials. Second,
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  the San Jose Police Department says a man in custody died last week after
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  falling 20 feet from a window at a California hospital.
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  The man was in custody for violating a court order.
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  He was admitted to O'Connor Hospital in San Jose for a preexisting medical
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  condition.
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  Around 2:00 AM the man threatened to strike an officer and nurse in his room
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  with a metal oxygen tank. The officer and nurse left the room to get help.
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  At that time, the man used the tank to break a window and jump onto a ledge.
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  He fell from the ledge.
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  He was provided immediate medical care and was transported to a nearby trauma
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  hospital. He was later pronounced dead.
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  The Santa Clara County DA's office in the San Jose PDs homicide unit
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  launched a joint criminal investigation into the incident.
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  Beckers has reached out to O'Connor Hospital for comment.
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  We'll update the online article if more information becomes available.
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  Third, new research from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation finds out racism and
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  discrimination from both patients and colleagues are widespread in the nursing
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  industry. However, you nurses report these incidents. Last year,
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  a non-probability sample of almost 1000 nurses were surveyed.
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  Almost 80% of nurses say they have witnessed or experienced discrimination from
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  patients. 60% say the same from a colleague.
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  Black slash African-American nurses.
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  Are the most likely to have seen or experienced racism from both patients or
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  colleagues.
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  About 40% of nurses say they've talked about incidents of racism or
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  discrimination with their supervisors. However,
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  less than 25% formerly report these incidents.
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  While the prevalence with still high nurses working at a physician's office or
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  clinic,
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  we're less likely to witness or experience racism compared to those working in
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  nursing homes or hospitals.
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  Over 40% of nurses say their nursing school had a culture of racism and
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  discrimination over half.
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  Also say there should be more training for racial bias and diversity inclusion.
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  Most nurses say their organizations prioritize D E I initiatives around patient
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  outcomes and staffing. Some highlight the need for more training and investment.
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  About 80% of nurses give examples for retaining a diverse nursing staff.
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  This includes zero tolerance, workplace discrimination policies,
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  clear consequences for reported incidents, and reporting anonymously.
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  Fourth, in two years,
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  about 185 hospital staffing complaints were filed to Washington's Department of
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  Health. None resulted in fines.
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  Washington's new bill ensures hospital staffing standards.
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  It does not mandate the staff to patient ratio. Instead,
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  it requires hospital staffing committees to recommend ratio rules to their
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  leadership before submitting the plan to state officials.
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  One example of under staffing is St. Michael Medical Center in Silverdale.
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  The hospital is part of Virginia Mason Franciscan Health.
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  It received over 30 staffing complaints last year.
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  It was also where a nurse called 9 1 1 asking for e EMS teams to help.
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  With its overcrowded. Its chief nursing officer is stepping down next month.
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  It only took 11 days for the Department of Health to clear the complaint.
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  It states that based on the information provided,
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  no violation of hospital law occurred. Fifth,
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  as the shortages for cancer drugs grow worse,
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  some oncologists are rationing the drugs and delay treatment.
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  As of last week, the FDA list 14 cancer drugs in shortage.
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  One is carboplatin.
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  It's a chemotherapy agent and used as a first line treatment for multiple
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  cancers.
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  A survey from the Society of Gynecologic Oncology shows physicians in at least
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  40 states had at least one chemotherapy drug and shortage.
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  Some shortages are due to a single manufacturer in India halted production.
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  After quality concerns,
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  the FDA is working with other manufacturers to have more carboplatin.
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