There isn't really a nursing shortage. That's mostly marketing to get more people to attend nursing school so they can saturate the market and drive down wages. What there is a shortage of is nurses willing to work bedside for shit pay, terrible ratios and no protections. It's so bad that somewhere between a third and half of new nurses leave the profession within the first two years after graduation.

[–] Keld@hexbear.net 8 points 4 months ago

The nursing shortage is a global phenomenon.

[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 7 points 4 months ago

A shortage of high-skilled low-paid workers.

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 20 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Deep sexism caused this to be on the list. They're imagining nurses as an airheaded bimbo role that barely matters.

[–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip 11 points 4 months ago

Don't disgrace Nurgle like this

[–] Keld@hexbear.net 10 points 4 months ago

Nursing sint a professional degree. Chiropractics is.