| Note that in its statement, the hospital had nothing to say about the concerns she laid out in the article. The only thing they care about is turnover. I do recognize that was the phrasing of the question they were responding to, but it's abundantly clear how out of touch they are. No mention of breaks. No mention of mental health. Just money and networking. > We’re told, “You make good money. You chose this career. If you don’t like it, why don’t you just quit?” That's the only question they can think to ask. The only way a nurse can make any impact in the institution is to walk away. The institution has turned a deaf ear to literally everything else. Anyone with half a brain can see how to fix this problem. Give nurses a stable and manageable job, and they will take it. It's not complicated. But the institution knows that they don't have to. Nurses will go through hell for their patients. So naturally, the institution will hold patients hostage to essentially blackmail nurses into maximum productivity. We can't expect nurses to go on strike. That's asking people who pursued a career of empathy and literal healing to abandon their patients. Sure, we are in a desperate enough situation that strikes are happening, but as soon as they get the minimum amount of progress, collective action will stop. It's glaringly obvious what we need: regulation. Nurses must be free to step away from work without fear for their patients' health. Only then will they have a voice. |