Hospitals across the U.S. are chronically short-staffed — and guess who’s getting blamed?
The nurses.
Not the leadership.
Not the system.
Not the years of understaffing, budget cuts, or toxic culture.
Nope. Just the nurses.
“Y’all are always calling out!” “We’re short again because people won’t show up!”
Sound familiar?
The Real Emergency: Being Short-Staffed Is Now Normalized
Let’s be clear:
This isn’t a one-time staffing crisis.
This is permanent code red.
And instead of solutions, many nurse...