These results confirm what we have long been hearing from registered nurses: that unsafe staffing on their units is their top concern," said ANA President Rebecca M. Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR. "Nurses take our profession's Code of Ethics very seriously. When obligations to our patients are compromised because there are not enough nurses on hospital units to provide the highest quality of care, registered nurses are understandably frustrated.

Insufficient staffing has long been a top concern of nurses and hospitals and often leads to the hiring of travel nurses. However, with the country's recent economic struggles, concern has reached an all time high. Thus, the American Nurses Association launched an initiative in 2007 called "Safe Staffing Saves Lives," calling for sufficient nurse staffing levels in healthcare facilities. To find out more about the results of the recent poll, or how you can support the campaign, visit http://www.safestaffingsaveslives.org/.>