Quote Originally Posted by Lewis View Post
Not really. I expect it's harder to become a doctor of some description than it is a civil engineer (on average). Maybe they get more money than nurses for that very reason.
The very reason that they are under-appreciated? Yes, yes that's why they are underpaid.

You can keep repeating yourself, but you only continue to demonstrate the fundamental point of the argument - you don't understand the complexity of nursing, the stress and hours worked, or apparently the brain power or sacrifice. You contribute to the overall underwhelming lack of respect offered to the medical community that is at risk of losing a generation of nurses and doctors to satisfy a short term budget goal (that could be more easily resolved by sorting out several significant loopholes involving LLC's).