Nurses are exhausted and need incentives, not ultimatums
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Nurses are exhausted and need incentives, not ultimatums

Flavia Munn Editor, Nursing Standard

The impact of nursing staff shortages is displayed at its most heart-breaking in end of life care. Our survey with the charity Marie Curie found there are too few nurses to cope with the growing number of people who are dying at home, adding further anxiety to their loved ones’ emotional load.

Nursing Standard. 36, 11, 5-5. doi: 10.7748/ns.36.11.5.s1

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