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SobrietyRefund t1_j0u32lf wrote

After being hospitalized for over a week this year I realized that nurses ARE heroes. They work harder than anyone I’ve ever seen and go above and beyond their responsibilities every day. It’s appalling that we wouldn’t fairly compensate them for all they do.

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Batchagaloop t1_j0uympe wrote

I've been in a hospital environment for 4 months, there are good nurses and really bad nurses. Most fall somewhere in between. Needless to say I have a new found respect for healthcare workers of all kinds.

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Pool_Shark t1_j0usr1g wrote

Nurses do all the dirty work for the doctors to get all the credit. Not saying they should be paid more than doctors because their knowledge is super important and they also get the brunt of the blame when things go wrong. But nurses definitely need to be paid much more for all their hard work.

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Exciting-Tea t1_j0vwdmq wrote

I worked in the ER in Brooklyn and increased pay was not my highest on my list. If they could fix staffing ratios that would be amazing. I have taken care of 20 patients by myself. It can’t be done safely. Because they couldn’t staff positions properly, i accrued about 300+ hours of vacation that I was not able to take (was paid for it after quitting). Yeah, we get all the blame for mistakes.

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