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Bernie Sanders: “They're asking for what they call safe patient. Nurse…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Sen. Bernie Sanders | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #635

Published | Video Starts at 05:54

Who are who? These are the. These are who nurses are asking for help from. Is that right? And just to be clear, Bernie, what are the nurses asking for? What? They're asking for what they call safe patient. Nurse patient ratios. That means if you're a nurse on duty and you have too many patients to take care of, you can't do your job. Yeah. A patient calls out, needs your help, you can't get there. (05:54–05:58)

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Asserts that nurses are demanding safe nurse-to-patient ratios.

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