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Thank you for the unbiased opinions based upon your own personal experiences.

When I say nurses don't care today, I can't mean that all nurses don't care. I also DON'T mean that all nurses DO NOT deserve the money they are on now.

I'm a regular 'in patient' and I'm in hospitals slightly more often than most (under statement), I was married to a nurse, I have friends in hospital management, Doctors, Midwifery and all types of staff within the NHS (and private).

I've been on wards where I've had more care from the tea lady (much much appreciated) whilst the nurses just didn't seem to care at all as they didn't want to demean themselves.

But today's nurses aren't satisfied with what they sign up for. They also now demand respect and a pay to go with it and if they don't get it then patient care suffers for it. They think they are above the position they are in and trained for (HCAs now do what nurses used to do and without the respect they deserve).

I speak to nurses / friendsall the time and they even agree as it's an ongoing subject and because they are in a position to be heard they know they can exploit it.

And to be honest I was expected to get lynched by speaking my mind about a 'touchy' subject. Because the nursing profession 'was' once such a respected voacation that nothing bad could be said about them (Angels).