The Detroit News. At age 44, nurse Denise Borgman is part of an aging nursing force, which has led to a nursing shortage nationwide and in southeast Michigan. Since then, the image of nursing has fallen.
Financial cutbacks force nurses to handle more patients than ever.
Much of their time is spent recording what they do in charts, as protection from lawsuits. Many nurses complain they don't have the time to do their jobs justice. We work very hard. And the problem is likely to get worse. Nursing schools across the country are seeing fewer students entering the profession.