> "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > Well, off the top of my head, I know that we can't > find nearly enough > nurses in the country right now...
Part of the reason for that was/is the exodus of trained nurses from direct patient care, which is at least partially influenced by the change in nursing duties over the past decade, in turn heavily influenced by the HMO/for-profit hospitals. Instead of doing what they had trained for and desired to do - take care of patients - RNs were/are pushed into administrative or supervisory positions, while the hands-on work was relegated to much-lower-paid "medical assistants" (who for the most part are, I think, dedicated, but woefully undereducated in real medicine). I know a number of RNs who are now medical-legal assistants or have found some other outlet that utilizes at least some of their training, because they felt that they were no longer able to follow their vocation 'as their conscience dictated.' Others have cut back to part-time, or work longer hours than paid for to fulfill that 'duty.' Debbi Beads And Rattles When We Retire* Maru *gallows humor from colleagues who joke that we'll only be able to afford witch-doctors for our health care in old age __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you�re looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
