Washington state lawmaker’s comments raise ire of nurses

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state lawmaker has angered nurses by commenting in a speech that some nurses may spend a lot of time playing cards in rural hospitals.
The Olympian reports that state Sen. Maureen Walsh, a Republican, made the comments this week while debating a Senate bill that would require uninterrupted meal and rest breaks for nurses.
Walsh wants an amendment that would exclude hospitals with fewer than 25 beds.
She says small, rural hospitals “that literally se