Nursing Shortage...made front page Detroit News

RNforLongTime · Nov 20, 2001

Askater,

I just e-mailed Ms. Webster! I printed the articles and plan on reading them at work tonight--if I have time--which I probably won't.

It is impertaive that the media assist nurses in bringing our plight to the forefront and making it known to the public. It is my belief that we need public support to help make the hospitals in this country a better place for everyone.

Kelly

deespoohbear · Nov 20, 2001

I emailed the author also. I hope she gets a tremendous response from our fellow nurses and the public. I also sent the pages to my coworkers who are on email. I want them to get a chance to read it also. I plan to print it out and take it to work with me. Who knows, maybe it will end up in our admininstrator's mailbox? ;) :D

capgirl · Nov 20, 2001

Great series this is, now if only the administrators were reading it! I think I too will make a copy for the bulletin board for work!

PhantomRN · Nov 20, 2001

i just e mailed ms. webster as well. i would like to send the addys or copies of the articles to my local papers. i would love to see ms. websters hard work carried on.

PhantomRN · Nov 20, 2001

hi all me again. i sent ms. webster an email and made her aware of this thread. she rapidly responded by sending me another email requesting that i say for her:

thank you for all your kind words.

she went on to say that she intends to folllow the nursing shortage and that if any of us has any story ideas to let her know.

i believe she has done an excellent job of researching and then presenting the facts about nursing.

let's all pass the stories along to our local papers.

askater · Nov 20, 2001

Monday's Detroit News had article's on nursing shortage too!!! They made the front page!!! And two other pages too!!!

I wish I had a link to the article's. Here's the titles...

Nurses' Rx: More pay, less stress

Better conditions needed to attract, retain RNs

Nursing schools toughen programs...new standards may worsen RN shortage

Nurses seek union's clout to gain benefits and voice

RNs:Pay not enough for job's demands

They are awesome article's. And you guy's are awesome for E-mailing other newspaper's and Ms. Webster!!

Regarding getting through adminitrator's. That's a tough one!

My BIL's a CEO at a hospital. I'll see him Thursday. Anyway last Thanksgiving nurse's came up....as a subject matter. All my BIL's (the CEO BIL had just left) and Dh backed me up.....now my MIL and two SIL's that was another story. But I'm going to fight my case!!!! (if the subject arises)