[nyapa]

I often read here, and think about this myself, how we should be earning more money for the responsibility we have. If you had the choice, would you opt for better remuneration, or better working conditions, such as adequate staffing, more support from hospital adminstration, better legal backup with aggressive violent incidents et al...

I'd be interested to see your response. Personally, I'd opt for the improved conditions, as it creates a safer work environment, and hopefully improves morale. It would be nice to go home, feeling like you have done everything, yes?

[KristiePDX]

I would happily keep my same wadge in order to improve working conditions. For me, if they were to improve the staffing and supportive staff then I would have less to complain about. I would like to like going into work knowing that I will be supported enough to be able to do my job and provide safe care to the people who rely on me.

If they expect me to do the job of 2-3 workers, why not pay me the difference???
Personally, the added work is not worth my health/stress.

I vote for better working conditions.

[Peri]

I've opted for "other", but I have a feeling that my other and "improved working conditions" are one and the same.

I work in the UK and have watched the deterioration of patient care. Where we treat people as if they are a damn nuisance that need to be got rid of as fast as possible.

Money (I feel) however important in the grand scheme of things, should be secondary to patient care.
Dignity and respect are what we would like to be given, if and when we are patients, this is what we should be doing.

Here in the UK we seem to be losing that in an effort to cut costs by throwing patients into beds and then turfing them out into discharge rooms after treatment, without even a damn painkiller! All in an effort to meet "TARGETS!"
The target should be to provide the best care, not the most impatient!

[llg]

No amount of money can make me happy in a job where the working conditions are bad. You can't pay me enough to for me to choose to be miserable for 40 hours a week.

[akcarmean]

If you are overworked and doing the job of 2-3 nurses no matter what the pay is you are still being underpaid. I would rather have enough staff, proper working equipment, adequate training, etc.

Pay would be second on my list but I am not in nursing just for the money I like the pt. care and doing what I can to help others.