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Nursing bill: U.S. Rep. Tom Udall introduced legislation aimed at dealing with imminent nursing shortages within the Department of Veterans Affairs medical system.
The bill would: mandate that the Veterans Administration produce a policy on staffing standards, require the secretary to report on the use of overtime by nursing staff and assistants in each hospital and nursing home, provide Saturday premium pay to eligible health care professionals and exempt registered nurses and others from the requirement that part-time service prior to April 7, 1986, be prorated when calculating retirement annuities. The legislation also improves scholarship and debt reduction …