Career Nursing Assistants Network of N. Carolina

Petition for Patient and Resident Rights Whereas: We believe that all patients deserve courteous, professional appropriate care and a quality of life within every healthcare system; Whereas: Abuse is the willful, infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation or punishment with resulting physical harm or mental anguish; Whereas: Nursing Homes , Hospitals, and Health Care Facilities Administrators are responsible for scheduling the trained nursing assistants staff to provide quality care for Patients and Residents; Whereas: Realistic staffing levels are paramount in protecting patient and resident from injury, confinement, and mental anguish; Whereas: Career Nursing Assistants are instrumental in promoting and safeguarding the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being of the patients, and residents; Now, Therefore Let it be resolved that: The undersigned believe that, understaffing of Nursing Assistants constitutes Patient and Resident Abuse.