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The labor force isn't a frictionless system. If we decided to double nurse's pay worldwide right now, how long do you think it would take until we have more nur

• lotsofpulp 6y ago
  I’m sure it takes years for a nurse to learn the ins and outs of the job, but my point is if they were paid well historically, then more people would have become nurses. And perhaps less trained people like CNA’s can be trained in a few months to start assisting nurses? But it has to begin with incentivizing them with proper pay. Relying on people’s charity to do their duty in lieu of competitive pay is not a good strategy.
  • lordnacho 6y ago
    Also nurses would come out of retirement or stay working longer. And people would be less likely to quit a nursing degree.