Two sides are warring over the passage of a bill mandating nurse-to-patient ratios and increasing transparency in work protections.

Senate Bill 182 , sponsored by Sen. Rochelle Nguyen, D-Las Vegas, passed through the assembly on June 2 and is awaiting a signature from Gov. Joe Lombardo. The bill is aimed at reducing nurse burnout and increasing patient safety by establishing maximum limits on the number of patients nurses can be assigned to in various hospital units, policies for additional compensation and keep records of any refusals, objections and requests to be relieved.

Nurses are thrilled, hospitals are wary — both are because of the nursing shortage in Nevada.

Currently, Nevada is over 14,000 nurses short of meeting national employment rates or averages, according to a 2025 Nurs

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