Health District’s Plan Would Change Hospital Patient Care
Palomar Pomerado Health is seeking to change a state law requiring nurses working in hospitals to be organized in units according to specialty, a structure that has patients switch rooms as their conditions improve or worsen. The California Nurses Association opposes the proposal and says such a change could affect nurse-to-patient ratios.
- "Debate Heats Up Over PPH Nursing Plan" (North County Times, 3/27).