re: If nurses across the US simply got paid more then we wouldn’t have a nursing shortage

You’re joking, right? A good nurse is worth her or his weight in gold. A good nurse cares for the patient and gets things done. I have more respect for them than doctors who one rarely sees in an hospital, especially what they are churning out today. Nurses are vital. At least the nurses of previous days. What is coming out of nursing school today isn’t good, and I’ve seen some lazy, fat do-nothings sitting there playing on their cell phones, and with lazy attitudes. The medical business (we don’t have healthcare these days) has ruined everything.