Where do you think the nursing problem / shortage begins??

[Misslady113]

Hello everyone. I am a nurse to be and I cant tell you how many complaints and problems I have heard about nursing and the healthcare system as a whole. I hear so many people blame this nurse and that administration, but Im assuming its a trickle effect that starts from somewhere higher up. My question is, where does this problem begin? What steps need to be taken to make things better? If these issues are known and can affect patient care, why isnt anything being done about it?

[MrsMommaRN]

one of the problems i am seeing is burnout. not just from the workload, but from the crap we as nurses take from patients and managers. we are often left with our hands tied. damned if we do damned if we don't.