The bill's sponsor Representative Oscar Braynon speaks to the 100 nurses and supporters about the need for adequate staffing for quality patient care in Florida.
Besty Marville, RN speaks to bill co-sponsor Representative Yolly Roberson RN who pledged support and called on the nurses to lobby and tell their stories to the legislators.
Bill co-sponsor Ronald Brise pledged his support and called on the nurses to lobby and tell their stories to the legislators. who pledged support and called on the nurses to lobby and tell their stories to the legislators.
SEIU Healthcare Florida and SEIU Local 1991 nurses from Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami traveled to Tallahassee, February 16th and 17th to rally for the Hospital Patient Protection Act.
SEIU Healthcare Florida VP LPN Janelle Maingault spoke to the crowd about the positive effect the Act will have for LPNs, as well as RNs.
SEIU Healthcare Florida Executive Board members Janelle Manigault and Roselily Story
The bill's sponsor Senator Tony Hill speaks to the 100 nurses and supporters about the need for adequate staffing for quality patient care in Florida.
The 24 degree day could not keep us from the rally to launch the Hospital Patient Protection Act that sets minimum staffing standards for hospital nurses and protects nurses who speak up for safe care.
After the rally SEIU Healthcare Florida's VP Janelle Manigault LPN and Executive Board Members Roselily Storey RN and Brandie Stewart RN led nurses to the Capitol to lobby their legislators about the need for safe nurse staffing in Florida.
SEIU Healthcare Florida Executive Vice President Betsy Marville, RN, urges nurses and Florida's citizens to stand up and support the bill.
We marched through downtown Tallahassee and past the Capitol chanting the need for safe patient care.
We marched through downtown Tallahassee and past the Capitol chanting the need for safe patient care.
The 24 degree day could not keep us from the rally to launch the Hospital Patient Protection Act that sets minimum staffing standards for hospital nurses and protects nurses who speak up for safe care.