The need for nursing care will continue to rise, as will the need for qualified nursing staff. At the same time, more and more people are leaving the nursing profession. According to a recent representative online survey, 45 percent of Austrian nursing professionals in the acute care sector regularly consider leaving the profession. The International Council of Nurses (ICN) even warns of a worldwide „mass exodus“ from nursing due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Markus Golla from IMC FH Krems pleads for a complete re-examination of nursing profession and of the perspective on aging in general. Two geriatric nurses give an insight into their everyday working lives and how they feel about working in this profession today. The problems of nursing have been known for years. Politicians are urgently called upon to set the course for a good future for nursing care in Austria.
Die Zukunft braucht Pflege — die Pflege braucht Zukunft