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Lawmakers pass PTSD protections for nurses

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Keeping nurses at hospital bedsides may hinge on footing the bill for the immense emotional toll that comes with a life-and-death job.

Easing the exodus of nurses from the field was a top priority of organized labor this year and the near-term solutions included expanding worker compensation claims for post-traumatic stress, a big reason nurses are walki…

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