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DFL state Sen. Erin Murphy on nursing shortage legislation

KAXE | By Heidi Holtan,
Kari Hedlund
Published February 28, 2023 at 3:06 PM CST
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The Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act in the Minnesota Senate addresses insufficient staffing

Earlier in February, Minnesota lawmakers and nurse union leaders unveiled legislation to address insufficient nursing and staff numbers.

http://www.murphyformn.com

If passed into law, it would create staffing committees to create sufficient nurse-patient staffing levels, eliminate the boarding of patients in ERs, and publicly report their performance against staffing benchmarks.

We talked with DFL Senator Erin Murphy, a nurse herself, about why she has authored the legislation.
What's your experience with staffing with medical care in rural Minnesota?

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Heidi Holtan
For more than two decades, Heidi Holtan has helped shape the sound of KAXE. Since joining the station in 2002 as a volunteer music programmer, she has worn many hats including the weekly book program, Realgoodwords, hosting the Morning Show, creation and host of the weekly call-in program Between You and Me, serving as Outreach Producer. Program Director, News Director and currently Director of Content and Public Affairs.
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Kari Hedlund
The Music Director since 2014, Kari (pronounced Car-ee) Hedlund oversees the music programming and content you hear each day on KAXE. She hosts Headwaters every Wednesday (9 a.m. and 10 p.m.) and is co-host to Heidi Holtan on the Thursday Morning Show.
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