In October 2018, NursesTakeDC conducted a national survey of registered nurses nurses (RNs) in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia on staffing levels and safety concerns. The survey consisted of 28 questions and was conducted through Survey Monkey using a variety of social media outlets including Allnurses.com, Facebook nursing communities, Medscape Nurses, Show Me Your Stethoscope, and Twitter. Responses were collected between October 1, 2018 and October 31, 2018 from 9,478 registered nurses (RNs) in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia. Recently the NTDC data was utilized to compare Illinois with California and other states, in order to support the passage of a Safe Patient Limits bill in Illinois. Please read about this exciting NTDC research HERE.
As a 30+ year veteran, and repeat award-winning RN, I would readily be first to stand up and speak out for the complete lack of safety, lack of concern, lack of support for nurses... for the blatant abuse of nurses (as that is precisely what it is... physical and emotional abuse)... I have often said (over the past 10 years) that nurses, collectively speaking, are responsible for their own demise secondary to their ongoing silence. The nursing profession needs overhaul. However, California is not an example I would choose to use, not a model I would choose to copy... in. any. way. I feel confident that the enormous problems with the nursing profession can be resolved without utilizing an aiming-for-socialized-medicine-state…