Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act, HR 5924

Originally Posted by mc3

Oh no, here we go again!!! There isn't a shortage of nurses, it's the fact that nurses are leaving in droves because of the working conditions!!! Grant more foreign visas?? Oh, great idea. More foreign labor to dilute wages. Here's an idea .... try paying nurses what they're worth, and have better staffing ratios. Oh, and why not let LPN's (who are

MC,

Sounds like Rep. Sensenbrenner and his colleagues need to hear from you, a knowledgeable person in the trenches. Seems like the time for citizen input is now!

http://sensenbrenner.house.gov/ Click on "Contact Jim."

Alan

HHN,

I am not a nurse and have been upfront about this from my first participation in this forum (http://allnurses.com/forums/f8/what-...-321291-4.html).

I am only interested in gaining another view of life and culture in the hospital. And so far, lots of members have given me insights straight from the horse's mouth, which I can relay to my clients in order to make their lives more integrated and productive. In the health care field, I currently work only with IMGs and the Americans who work with them. (I also work with foreign-born engineers, managers, researchers, and others outside of health care.) I have no vested interest in the passage of this current legislation, which you labeled as flawed. If I were to begin working with international nurses, I'd share lots of info about how to work with Americans, how to understand American culture, and certainly quote some of the candid discussions from this forum about how American nurses feel about all kinds of issues.

If members of this forum wish to express their opinions further on this topic, I'll gladly listen. I'm not trying to "drum up" support for anything here. Just tapping a source of expertise which needs to be shared.

Thanks for listening (and responding),
Alan