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No shortage of nurses

Published 10/06/09

Maryland may be grappling with a scarcity of nurses, but there's no shortage in Anne Arundel County.

Paul W. Gillespie - The Capital
Gale Schreiber, a RN in Anne Arundel Medical Center's pre-op area, takes some info from a patient prior to surgery.
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Officials from Anne Arundel Medical Center and Baltimore Washington Medical Center said they've seen an uptick in the number of full-time nurses over the past year.

Sherry Perkins, chief nurse executive at Anne Arundel Medical Center, attributed the increase to the hospital's reputation as a place to work, but said the recession also has played a role.

"We have had staff say to us, 'I have seen a decline in my spouse's income,' " she said. "People want to be fully...

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And what a way to hold onto the existing nurses as AAMC has recently advised staff that the nurses will be taking a significant pay cut by phasing out a percentage of their pay over the next year or so.

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