Effective Approaches in Leadership and Management: Nursing Staff Ratios Alisha L. Block Grand Canyon University: NRS-451VN February 19th 2017 Nursing Staff Ratios For years, nurses have debated within the medical community on what nurse to patient ratios should be set at. California took a step in 2004, creating a law that states exactly what the nurse to patient ration should be and cannot exceed. Since this step, registered nurses in other states strive to be able to enforce a law that makes employers create and keep safe staffing ratios at all times, but have been unsuccessful. (NNU, 2017) Employers are refusing to participate in such a law arguing that the law strips institutions of their staffing ability and creates financial burdens. Nurses will argue that...