WORCESTER, Mass. — On National Nurses Day, a new survey from the Massachusetts Nurses Association has some suggesting dissatisfaction over the quality of patient care and staffing levels is reaching a boiling point.

Eighty percent of nurses surveyed by the MNA believe the quality of care patients are receiving has worsened over the past two years.

Meanwhile, four in 10 nurses indicated they wouldn’t feel safe admitting a family member in the unit where they work.

“I feel like I should have just recorded the interviews I've done in the last few years, because honestly, the issues that are facing us and our patients haven't changed,” said MNA President Katie Murphy. “That being said, it feels like there's just a little bit more urgency or a sharper edge to it.”

Seventy-six percent of the nurses surveyed also felt state lawmakers are not responding adequately to their concerns about unsafe staffing.

Murphy said the union often hears from newer nurses who are considering leaving the profession.

“Administrators have to look at this, and we have to look at it with clear eyes and take actual steps, because otherwise people are going to leave,” Murphy said. “They are going to leave the bedside, and we need them to be there and providing that hands on care.”

On Wednesday, hundreds of nurses are scheduled to gather at the Massachusetts State House to advocate for legislation they say would help address staffing levels, workplace violence and quality of care.

For additional details on the MNA’s survey, visit the union’s website.