In the Netherlands, nurses are among the few who can’t really go on strike. So every time the collective working conditions are renewed (usually every two years), they won’t quite get inflation correction, the hours get squeezed etcetera. Meanwhile, doctors and management do get the pay rizes and other benefits. This leads to the current situation where the hospitals and care centers are baffled to find out that not only less people will get educated to be a nurse anymore, but a lot of nurses seek re-education to leave the field. Meanwhile, the government still insists that nursing is not a job but a “calling”.
In the Netherlands, nurses are among the few who can’t really go on strike. So every time the collective working conditions are renewed (usually every two years), they won’t quite get inflation correction, the hours get squeezed etcetera. Meanwhile, doctors and management do get the pay rizes and other benefits. This leads to the current situation where the hospitals and care centers are baffled to find out that not only less people will get educated to be a nurse anymore, but a lot of nurses seek re-education to leave the field. Meanwhile, the government still insists that nursing is not a job but a “calling”.