Nurses at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester said they will head back to the negotiating table with hospital officials Monday night.
In February, the nurses voted to authorize a strike for March 8 if they couldn't reach an agreement.
They said nurses who work with people in for something like surgery or pneumonia are currently responsible for five patients at once.
Marie Ritacco, who's a nurse at the hospital and vice president of the Massachusetts Nurses Association, said the people they care for are suffering as a result.