[HonestConservative]

yes, well what did they leave the profession to do? Were they degreed nurses?

My salary tripled when I left, and the job paid the same salary to all qualified people, including the nurses. Thus a science in nursing degree is worth more outside patient care than in.

Hospitals no longer want to provide patient care. It is that simple. There is no money in it for them.

[ClaireSolt]

My sister-in-law went through nurse training program in SC. Out of a class os 300, 30 graduated. With numbers like that, no wonder we have shortages.

[speekinout]

Yes, they are both degreed nurses. SIL works for an ins. co., adjudicating claims. Sister's stepson works as a consultant for a software technology co. developing medical software.

Hospitals no longer want to provide patient care. It is that simple. There is no money in it for them.
Both of them have said that. It's not clear to me how hospitals can make money, given the regulations and legal liabilities they have to deal with.

If hospitals were money makers, wouldn't we see more opening instead of so many closing?