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The nursing shortage is gettindeed becoming a big problem all around the world, ands more nurses are working over shiftstime due to the low staff theing of hospitals are facing nowadays.

Moreover, working extra hours areis leading nurses into burn out.

That means that theis shortage will continue to increase due to the break downs among the nurses would develop, leading them to stop working because of theirdue to mental health is having issues.

That is why, I totally agree that the human resource areadepartments should putay more attention ton the timingschedules the nurses are being asked to work in hospitals.

Firstly, it is well known that overworkeding could lead to burn out.

OIn November 2024, Tthe Institute of Global Mental Health published an article about how working more than 8 hours eacha day, could increase withby 50% the chances onf developing a mental illness, such as burn out, anxiety, and bipolar disorder.

OIn this context, I believe that the schedule for nurses should be reduced to 8 -hours shifts, and nurses must not be allowed to work more than 12 hours per day.

On the other hand, the cost of living and the low payments could lead nurses to work more time, regardless of the Institute of Mental Health's recommendations.

In thosesuch cases, the main purpose ofor those nurses is to bring enough money to support their families.

As anFor example, Iin Mexico, Tthe Science Institute, interviewed five hundred nurses in a public hospital about how manyon the number of hours they worked per week in the last month and the reasons for that.

The results were that aboveshowed that more than 60% of the nurses made fromworked 10 to 15 extra hours per week last month.

The mainprimary reasons were the following: 50% of the nurses felt the necessity to overwork overtime in order to cover their daily expenses, 30% were been ask for the hospital to stay longerasked by the hospital, and 20% did not have any specific reason.

In conclusion, somenot all nurses are not forced to work more, but theysome need to, or theyand some want to.

That is why I agree that better working conditions should be added atinculcated within the health care system overaround the world in order to prioritize the mental health onf nurses regardless of external considerationircumstances.

Thank you for reading my letter.

Warm Regards, ¶
Silvia Ch.

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There is no doubt that the nursing shortage is gettbecoming a big problem all around the world, and more nurses are working over shiftstime due to the low understaff theing hospitals are facing nowadayscurrently facing.

Moreover, working extra hours areis leading nurses into burn out.

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That is why, I totalcompletely agree that thehospital human resource areas departments should putay more attention ton the timings thehours nurses are being asked to work in hospitals.

First, it is well known that being overworked couldan lead to burn out.

OIn November 2024, Tthe Institute of Global Mental Health published an article about howstating that working more than 8eight hours eacha day, could increase with 50% the chancesthe risk onf developing a mental illness, es—such as burn out, anxiety, and bipolar disorder—by 50%.

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In thosesuch cases, the main purpose for thosemotivation for nurses is to bringearn enough money to support their families.

As anFor example, Iin Mexico, Tthe Science Institute, interviewed five hundred500 nurses inat a public hospital about how many hours they worked per week over the lpast month and the reason for thats why.

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The main reasons were theas followings: 50% of the nurses felt the necessity to overwork in orderextra hours to cover their daily expenses, 30% were been ask forasked by the hospital to stay longer, and 20% dihad not have a specific reason.

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