[Earthdweller]

It's ignorant to call this a special interest issue. The amount of patients that Nurses take care of at any given time is dangerous to patients. We are not talking about factory workers creating a product here and I didn't see anyone asking for more money. We are taking about saving our own lives. You will feel differently when you or someone you love tries to get care next time around and your Nurse doesn't have time to see you. Believe me..these Nurses are not asking for this change for their own interest.

[cyborg]

Amen... I'm going to be a nurse aide and I've heard horror stories up and down about aides having 19 patients at a time. Plus talking to nurses, some say they think all their RN degree got them was a promoting to glorified paper pusher. Sometimes I wonder if there should be a special job assigned to filling out all the paperwork for nurses so they can go do their jobs.

[SweetCaroline]

Nurse doesn't have time to see you. ....gee, we just experienced this. After the Dr. signed the release for my husband from the hospital we waited two hours for the nurse to unhook him from monitors and drips. When she finally did appear in she was dumb enough to tell us she was reading a really good book in the nurses lounge and just couldn't put it down..............doesn't have time to see you? Really?