A Washington state senator has drawn the ire of nurses after remarks she made suggesting that nurses in smaller hospitals 'probably play cards for a considerable amount of the day.'
A Washington state senator has drawn the ire of nurses after remarks she made suggesting that nurses in smaller hospitals"probably play cards for a considerable amount of the day."
The Washington State Senate considered a bill Tuesday, SHB 1155, that would provide nurses with uninterrupted meal and rest periods."By putting these types of mandates on a critical access hospital that literally serves a handful of individuals, I would submit to you those nurses probably do get breaks. They probably play cards for a considerable amount of the day," Washington state Senator Maureen Walsh said on Tuesday during a debate on the Washington state Senate floor.
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