OWN HEALTH CARE DECISION.
>> Zac: AND FROM D.C. TO
WISCONSIN, NURSES RALLIED AT THE
STATE CAPITOL THIS WEEK CALLING
FOR SAFER STAFFING LEVELS,
BETTER WAGES, AND MORE
AFFORDABLE EDUCATION.
>> THERE HAS BEEN DAYS WHEN I'VE
HAD PATIENTS THAT HAVE HAD 13
DRUGS RUNNING SIMULTANEOUSLY.
I'M MANAGING MORE THAN ONE
PATIENT WITH ALL OF THAT GOING
ON.
I'M MONITORING ALL OF THEIR
VITAL SIGNS.
AND IT IS MY LICENSE, MY
RESPONSIBILITY TO NOT ONLY THE
STATE, BUT THAT HOSPITAL, TO
KEEP THAT PATIENT ALIVE.
WE HAVE KNOWN FOR YEARS THAT OUR
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS NOT
WORKING THE WAY IT SHOULD BE.
WE LACK SO MUCH INFRASTRUCTURE
AND WE ARE NOT HEARD.
THAT IS EXACTLY WHY THIS MARCH