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constantcrying ◴[] No.44725147[source]
Much of the west is getting older and getting sicker. How unsurprising.

What even is the solution? Expand the already massive healthcare sector further? Where does the money for that come from?

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FigurativeVoid ◴[] No.44725495[source]
I have thought that we should make entering the medical professions much easier. In order to become a nurse, you usually need a 4 year degree. This has two issues:

1. This is way to much time in the classroom. Much of that coursework simply isn't necessary.

2. You have people that would be good nurses piking other programs because they can't get passing marks in classes that are irrelevant to day to day nursing.

Binding what are essentially professional programs to the academy is a mistake. Don't get me wrong, I love the academy. But we need nurses.

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1. jnwatson ◴[] No.44725641[source]
In the US, we have two tiers of nurse below the 4 year degree and one tier above, and we still have a major nursing shortage.

You can get training to be a certified nursing assistant in just a few weeks here.