The Debate Over Mandated Staffing Ratios in Healthcare

Considering the readings and links and your experience as a nurse, what are your opinions about mandated staffing ratios? Do you feel the research to date makes a strong case for requiring ratios or do you think the industry does a good job regulating itself? Do you think the evidence to date indicates patients would be safer with ratios?  Why or why not?  Discussion your stance and evidence from the readings or other sources to support your stance. "Your response needs to have some depth, i.e. you cannot just say "I agree", you need to say why you agree or disagree, ask additional questions, etc. " Readings: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/ratios https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/home/topics/practice-management-information-center/nurse-to-patient-staffing-standards-bill-reintroduced-congress/ https://www.psqh.com/analysis/postmortem-was-the-failed-massachusetts-law-requiring-patient-limits-for-nurses-a-good-idea/ https://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20181106/NEWS/181109947/massachusetts-voters-reject-mandated-nurse-to-patient-staffing-ratios https://www.npr.org/2021/08/10/1026577164/hospitals-face-a-shortage-of-nurses-as-covid-cases-soar