Hospital vs. the MNA Minnesota Nursing association
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Barring a last-minute agreement, the strike by about 12,000 registered nurses would be the largest in the profession's history in the U.S.
Hospital leaders have agreed that nurse staffing can be problematic — both when there are too many patients and too few.
All of the hospitals already "float" nurses to busier units, but the Allina and Children's contracts had sought to expand their ability to do that.
Obstetrics nurse Peggy Wiseman said her no vote was for her patients at St. John's Hospital, though she worries how they'll fare during a strike.
"I'm concerned about what's going to happen to our patients," she said. "I'm worried they're not going to have enough temporary nurses to take our places."
"This is like (turning around) a train."
The union believes hospitals need to budget for more than their expected bed capacity so that nurses don't get overloaded with patients and always are available for new admissions.
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