State Sen. Maureen Walsh built herself a house of cards. Last week, she offended nurses nationwide with her comments about them playing cards at work. This week they sent her their own message by ...

The Washington state senator who suggested that some nurses “play cards” during a “considerable” portion of their shifts received more than 600 packages of playing cards Tuesday as backlash over her ...

Washington State Republican Sen. Maureen Walsh’s recent comment that nurses “working at hospitals in rural regions probably play cards for a considerable amount of the day” is offensive to nurses ...

A UPS store in Washington state said it has received 667 packages of playing cards addressed to state Sen. Maureen Walsh (R) this week after she said nurses spend their time playing cards. The ...

PUYALLUP, Wash. – Kenia Maldonado watched one of her patients die before her eyes, holding their hand and making their last moment as comfortable as possible. “No person should die alone, and I’m ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (CBS Local)-- A lawmaker in Washington state who angered nurses by saying some of them spend a lot of time playing cards in rural hospitals has agreed to shadow a nurse for a 12-hour ...

A Washington state senator is apologizing for a comment she made about nurses. Senator Maureen Walsh was debating a bill that would give nurses uninterrupted meals and breaks when she suggested that ...

"I would submit to you those [rural] nurses probably do get breaks. They probably play cards for a considerable amount of the day,” the senator said last week, sparking significant backlash. "I would ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- A Washington state lawmaker who angered nurses by saying some may spend a lot of time playing cards in rural hospitals wishes she could reel that comment back in. State Sen. Maureen ...