>Cap on mandatory overtime, the right rx for nursing care
Hospital nurses — and their patients — are benefitting from laws capping mandatory overtime, according to a new report that found laws in 16 states, including New Jersey, effective.
“Nurses routinely work long shifts, often as long as 12 hours straight. These laws were intended to prevent hospitals from piling mandatory overtime on top of such shifts,” said Carol Brewer professor at the School of Nursing, University at Buffalo, and one of the study’s authors. (Fitzgerald, NJ Spotlight)
