Today's hospital nurses often work 12-hour shifts and then must turn around and do additional hours of mandatory overtime. Nurses say the long hours create a climate that can lead to dangerous errors. The SEIU released a report that documents the impact of understaffing on the quality of care provided at the nation's hospitals. SEIU says understaffing is a problem for every hospital in the nation. The report includes a survey of 800 registered nurses conducted by the Feldman Group, a Washington, D.C.-based opinion research firm.
Overworked nurses are more likely to make mistakes.
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