Nurses are taken for granted – but here’s how to make that stop

Do you feel undervalued, underpaid and under pressure? Society has come to depend on nurses’ goodwill so it’s time to show why you have the right to feel valued

Time and again nursing is rated in opinion polls as the profession the public trusts most.

The pandemic reinforced what may seem like an obvious truth: nurses are a valuable resource and they are critical to patient safety.

A valued workforce would be in a better position to recruit and retain staff

As health services feared being overwhelmed, it became apparent that having enough nurses with expertise to deliver care was vital to maintaining healthcare capacity. Yet we went into the pandemic with high vacancy rates and a