Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, president of the ANA, said the negative workplace effects associated with staffing shortages require “meaningful and lasting solutions to be implemented immediately: eliminating mandatory overtime, enforceable workplace violence prevention plans, providing mental health and wellness resources for nurses [and] transparency of nurse reimbursement.”
How would bringing in more people solve anything when the core issues causing this extreme burnout are not being addressed?
I think all that extra money going to the CEO could be redirected to the nurses and their needs to prevent burnout. That would be an effective approach.