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sdrn
Joined: 23 Jul 2005
Posts: 4
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Fri Aug 05, 2005 9:53 am |
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Can/t figure this one out. It seems as if it is partly due to the Hospitals wanting to make a profit, partly due to the way nurses treat each other and the duties/pay in nursing. Really, the pay is good until you look at it compared to other careers without lives at stake. |
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Ginger Snap
Joined: 26 Feb 2005
Posts: 223
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Fri Aug 05, 2005 11:06 pm |
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It's almost entirely due to the fact that this is a profession that has traditionally been dominated by women, with a history steeped in subservient behavior. The majority of nurses practicing today are over the age of 45, and thinking about winding down their careers; young, intelligent women of today have far more career choices than women of 25-30 years ago. In economic hard times, people are quite willing to go to nursing school, but as soon as the economy turns around, they leave the profession in masses. Thus, nursing shortages are cyclical. It's just that this shortage is predicted to last a long time.
Right now, the shortage is about selling young people to become nurses. |
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