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The pay was good enough last year, what changed? In my opinon nursing has always been a difficult job, yet they've always had people lining up to become nurses.

by tsol 5y ago

The pay was good enough last year, what changed? In my opinon nursing has always been a difficult job, yet they've always had people lining up to become nurses. So it must be more than just 'the job is too demanding'.

anonporridge 5y ago
Pure speculation, but if I had to hazard a guess, it's because the job is becoming increasingly inhumane. More and more, nurses have to act like robots to remain in compliance, and that's not what any of them signed up for, and the increasing lack of intangible reward that comes from caring for people and creating a human connection, means they demand more explicit monetary reward for temporarily suppressing their humanity to do the job.
lupire 5y ago
COVID protocols and protestors, combined with the decay of the ongoing K-12 and college education system, Great Resignation, and general economic malaise of Millennials and Zoomers.
pbuzbee 5y ago
I think most of what I listed, except pay, has gotten worse since the pandemic started. - A large fraction of patients see the pandemic as overblown and nurses as perpetuating the myth. It's gotta be hard to care for someone who mistrusts you from the beginning. - For those nurses taking care of COVID patients, it's probably tough to watch the cycle of death, and moreso when you know many could have taken steps to prevent it. - The pandemic obviously puts a strain on the healthcare system, including its workers. More patients, longer hours, etc surely gets to be exhausting after doing it for 2 years. - Administration that says they care but do the bare minimum to boost conditions or morale. A pizza party isn't as meaningful when you're struggling with an unsafe patient load. - There's a feedback loop. As more nurses quit, the burden gets heavier on those who remain. So even if pay hasn't dropped, the conditions have gotten worse. It's not a surprise that eventually people decide that it just isn't worth it anymore.

by tsol 5y ago

anonporridge 5y ago

Pure speculation, but if I had to hazard a guess, it's because the job is becoming increasingly inhumane. More and more, nurses have to act like robots to remain in compliance, and that's not what any of them signed up for, and the increasing lack of intangible reward that comes from caring for people and creating a human connection, means they demand more explicit monetary reward for temporarily suppressing their humanity to do the job.

lupire 5y ago

COVID protocols and protestors, combined with the decay of the ongoing K-12 and college education system, Great Resignation, and general economic malaise of Millennials and Zoomers.

pbuzbee 5y ago

I think most of what I listed, except pay, has gotten worse since the pandemic started. - A large fraction of patients see the pandemic as overblown and nurses as perpetuating the myth. It's gotta be hard to care for someone who mistrusts you from the beginning. - For those nurses taking care of COVID patients, it's probably tough to watch the cycle of death, and moreso when you know many could have taken steps to prevent it. - The pandemic obviously puts a strain on the healthcare system, including its workers. More patients, longer hours, etc surely gets to be exhausting after doing it for 2 years. - Administration that says they care but do the bare minimum to boost conditions or morale. A pizza party isn't as meaningful when you're struggling with an unsafe patient load. - There's a feedback loop. As more nurses quit, the burden gets heavier on those who remain. So even if pay hasn't dropped, the conditions have gotten worse. It's not a surprise that eventually people decide that it just isn't worth it anymore.