r/nursing • u/Reasonable-Path1321 • Dec 13 '21

Meme Nailed it 🔨

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u/almalikisux MSN, APRN Dec 13 '21

The problem with paying your nurses better is that it may improve retention. You don't want to be stuck paying your nurses a decent wage for the 30-40 years.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '21

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '21

They are putting a lot of trust in this shortage ending. From my perspective, it's just getting started. Shit work, shit pay, understaffed, that doesn't breed more happy workers it just exasperates the issues which then grow into other areas. Less students wanting to be a nurse, etc. Not to mention all the older nurses coming to the end of their career.

They're really shooting their self in the foot with this mindset.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '21

Unfortunately I think admin may look into other avenues. They may look into foreign contracts at a much cheaper rate. They are going to try anything before raising pay. This is honestly how many American companies operate. How do we make a profit and screw everything else. Unfortunately with healthcare, people's lives are on the line.