Which of the following best describes what is being discussed in relat

Which of the following best describes what is being discussed in relation to concerns over patients’ safety and nurse fatigue?

a. All hospitals are now required to report errors made that are a result of low nurse staffing.
b. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is monitoring the incidence of medical errors caused by nurse understaffing.
c. The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act was passed by Congress in 2013.
d. Legislation has been suggested that staffing systems require the input of direct care registered nurses.

ESSAYBID ANSWER

ANS: D
The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2013 was introduced in Congress to address concerns of inadequate and inappropriate staffing, which threatens patients’ safety and the nurses’ health. The act would encourage development of staffing systems that require the input of direct care registered nurses, as well as protection for RNs who speak out about patient care issues. This suggested legislation has not been acted on. The CDC is not involved in monitoring medical errors caused by nurse understaffing. Hospitals are not required to report errors that occur due to nurse understaffing.