“I cannot stay in this abusive relationship. Each day, you ask me to do more with less. You beat me to the point that my body and mind are black, bruised, and bleeding out. If I stay, I will lose my sanity - and possibly my life - forever.” Tristin Kate Smith
Category: Nurse-to-Patient Ratio
The root cause of the nursing “shortage” is hospital greed
An essay in the Opinion Today section of the New York Times stated that the real cause of the nursing shortage is hospital greed. It’s a bleed (nursing shortage) that began many years ago. The root cause? Hospital greed. It is the result of decades of mismanagement in a money—driven hospital system that prioritizes profit…… Continue reading The root cause of the nursing “shortage” is hospital greed
Getting Older: Charting the Uncharted 