The problem with the shortage of nurses in our country can be solved by the example of those working in secondary education – this is stated in an analysis of the Institute for Market Economy, reports BNR. From there, they recall that after the great teachers' strike in 2007, a number of measures were taken, one of them being the raising of salaries. The increase in remuneration in education for the first two years of the reform was 46%, according to the Institute.
Increasing pay according to workload is one of the measures proposed by the Institute for Market Economy.
According to the data of the analysts, there is a shortage of at least 17,000 nurses in our country. The Institute recalls that a salary increase plan was made for teachers, which was implemented by all subsequent governments, and that teachers are currently among the highest paid people in a number of small municipalities, and in larger ones – with an average level of pay.
Other proposed measures are a reduction in the training of nurses from 4 to 3 years, as well as a legal possibility for nurses and midwives to have an independent practice, the activity of which should be paid for by the National Health Insurance Fund.
The Institute also states that career guidance for young people aged 18 to 30, who consciously choose the profession, will help to solve the problem of the shortage of nurses.