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 ...

State Sen. Maureen Walsh, R-College Place, has drawn the wrath of state nurses after she said on the floor of the Senate that some nurses may spend a considerable part of their day playing cards. Her ...

A Washington state senator has drawn the ire of nurses after remarks she made suggesting that nurses in smaller hospitals "probably play cards for a considerable amount of the day." A Washington state ...

About 1,700 decks of cards have been delivered to the office of a Washington state senator who said nurses "probably play cards for a considerable amount of the day," the senator said in a statement ...

A Washington state senator criticized for her comments about downtime for nurses has agreed to shadow a 12-hour shift and apologized for what she said on the Senate floor last week. See Walsh's full ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Several mail bins filled with packs of playing cards were stacked in the office of the Washington state senator who made comments about nurses playing cards on the job. According to a ...

Washington state Sen. Maureen Walsh is now apologizing for comments she made about nurses playing cards on the job. "If I could ever reel back in a comment, that would be the one," Walsh said. CNN ...

After a Washington State lawmaker made disparaging comments about nurses "probably play cards for a considerable amount of the day," those who work in the profession said there are plenty of things ...