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Direct care registered nurses are injured at a higher rate than laborers, movers and truck drivers because they reposition, move and lift patients, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. A proposed bill would protect the health of RNs, ensure patients get the care they need and decrease work injuries, say leaders of the United American Nurses (UAN) and the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA).
The Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009 (S. 1788), introduced by Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), requires the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to develop and implement a standard to eliminate, as much as possible, manual lifting of patients through the use of mechanical devices. The bill is a companion measure to H.R. 2381, introduced this session in the House by Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.).
The legislation requires health care facilities to get input from RNs on a plan to comply with the standard. The bills also provide RNs the right to refuse an assignment and protect whistle-blowers.
Three states—Minnesota, Rhode Island and Washington State—have passed similar legislation.
Says UAN President Ann Converso, RN:
We applaud Sen. Franken for taking this important step to stand up for the health of nurses and our patients, and he has our full support as we work to pass this bill into law. There is no reason why an RN should have to accept a lifetime of injury or chronic pain as part of his or her job.
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How about the bill referring to LPN’s and CNA’s instead of just RN’s.
RN’s aren’t the ones who do the real work here.
Overworked LPN