About 50 members of Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses & Allied Professionals gathered in front of Hahnemann University Hospital Friday for a demonstration to push for improved staffing levels at Philadelphia-area hospitals.
The nurses — some of whom wore buttons proclaiming "3:1," representing their desired patient-to-nurse ratio — unveiled a petition that has been signed by thousands of nurses at local medical centers demanding improved staffing.
PSNAP officials noted studies consistently show that appropriate nurse staffing result in fewer medical errors, better recoveries, reduced complications, and higher patient satisfaction.
This year, PASNAP has added more than 3,000 nurses at five area hospitals — Hahnemann, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children and Einstein Medical Center, all in Philadelphia; along with Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill and Pottstown Memorial Hospital in Pottstown — to its union.
Patty Eakin, president of PASNAP, said the nurses at all the hospitals cited a desire to win improved staffing standards in their hospitals as a key reason for wanting to join the union this year. "Nurses at the patient bedsides want to be able to do their jobs safely," she said.
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