[rhn_mk1]

You seem to think there's a solution that doesn't get implemented at someone's expense.

You may import cheap labor at the expense of local nurses. Or you may import expensive labor at the expense of the foreign patients and local taxpayers. Or you may do nothing at the expense of local patients.

The harsh reality is that there's not enough people being allowed to fill the jobs, and you can't create them without changing something - your policies or your standards.