When Is Enough Going To Be Enough
This week I heard from more nurses who "just can't take it anymore." These nurses have struggled with the difficult decision to leave the profession because of persistent unsafe conditions related to under staffing, and overly burdensome patient assignments of too many and too acute patients. One nurse put it this way: "I'm not allowed to really care for my patients. I do not have time, and nothing is going to change." Another nurse stated: "I'm done. It's all about money not