US hospitals are running out of nurses

Having just retired after 43 yrs as an RN, I would NEVER go back to floor nursing in a hospital. The hospital culture does not allow you a work /life balance because hospitals are so focused on making money, not safe staffing or safe patient care. This esp became apparent during the pandemic. Older RN's are pushed out for younger RN's. Younger RN's work 3-5 years then leave because of the toxic work environment & constant short staffing, which is on purpose. If hospitals would hire adequate staff, pay well, & treat RN's with respect, they could retain their RN's, but they don't. RN's are expected to take on more patients then ever before, do just as much, chart every move they make, make no mistakes, & while at work, make time to do the required education for their jobs. The stress affects your health & well being. Frankly, the US has plenty of RN's, they just refuse to work & be treated like machines so they quit. ON top of that, pushing the jab was the last straw for many critical thinking RN's who saw through the fog. And that's another issue, Critical thinking is no longer encouraged. Just get in line & do what you are told. NO wonder American Healthcare is a mess.

There is no shortage of nurses.
Nurses are just not allowing themselves to be used by nursing homes and hospitals.

Yeah that’s because can’t stop short staffing us. The older generation is retired and hospitals abuse us 🫠

You forgot to mention the coerced jab as a reason, or will you censor this too?

How can I become a nurse as an American citizen? I can't afford tuition but I am capable, college educated and would like to be a nurse.

BS!!! As a nurse of 10 years, there's no US nursing shortage.

There's a "hospitals that pay and treat their staff well" shortage.