California nurses represented by the California Nurses Association are holding rallies today in response to a recent court injuntion against a proposed strike. Nurses are upset over staffing ratios in the UC system and are saying they are not providing the quality of care to their patients that should be expected. Carol Robinson, the chief nursing officer for the UC Davis Medical Center, said the nurses' claims are unsafe and "untrue." But nurses disagree, instead stating they are looking for safe staffing, continuity of care and patient safety. Jody Ramos, a UC Davis Med Center nurse of three years, said she has foregone her lunch and breaks in order to provide quality patient care,

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