International Nurses Day: More and better educated nurses in China

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  discussion keeps the world turning this is round table China's nursing workforce is growing faster and getting better educated than ever before.

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  Yet hospital wards remain short-staffed and many nurses report burnout,

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  low morale and a desire to leave the field.

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  As we mark the 114th International Nurses Day,

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  is it time to rethink not just how we train nurses, but how we treat them?

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  Coming to you live from Beijing, this is Roundtable.

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  I'm He Yang.

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  For today's program, I'm joined by... and Yu Xun in the studio.

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  First on today's show.

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  With over 6 million registered nurses expected in China by the end of this year and a rising share of them holding college degrees or higher,

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  it seems like we're finally bridging the gap between quantity and quality.

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  But dig deeper and you'll find long shifts,

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  low pay and limited career advancement still push many nurses to the edge.

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  This International Nurses Day, China marks the occasion with the theme Caring for the Nurse Team.

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  guarding people's health.

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  But how far have we truly come in making nursing a sustainable and respected profession?

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  So guys, why is it so crucial to care for nurses, not just patients, on International Nurses Day?

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  Take it away, Yu Xun.

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  Oh yeah, so first of all,

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  International Nurses Day is celebrated globally on May 12th,

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