Why are our hospitals so short of nurses? Is it just the low pay-or is it the conditions of work? Many nurses who leave say they cannot stand the drudgery or the discipline. which makes them feel like naughty schoolgirls. What does nursing consist of. anyway? And are medically trained nurses the only people who can do it?
Introduced by EDGAR LUSTGARTEN
Produced by Thena Heshel
Broadcast in ' Focus ' on Jan 17