By erica carbajal, marissa plescia & kelly gooch hospitals' reliance on travel workers is nothing new. Webnurses have been paid differently than doctors for decades. Webbut this failure to value nurses affected the quality of care that patients received before the pandemic, and will outlast it unless hospitals and policymakers. Webamid a nationwide staffing shortage, rising demand for nurses has led hospitals to increase salaries and other benefits to attract and retain workers, melanie. The cihi report says the key to reducing harm to patients is keeping staff nurses at work. That includes offering flexible working hours and filling. Webmore than 1,200 people have signed a petition created on thursday by an icu nurse calling for an exemption to bill 124 and financial compensation for nurses. Webin areas overwhelmed by covid cases, hospitals must rely on traveling nurses to operate icus. Hospitals pay a premium for that temporary help, while also.
