The more significant challenges that I face are staff burnout, high turnover of RNs and MHPs, and a lack of support as the leader of the mental health team. Institutions can better support me by increasing my salary moderately and the MHPs' salaries. Better medical and dental benefits and tuition reimbursement would be critical because I am pursuing a doctorate in graduate school. Lastly, adding quarterly bonuses and higher retention bonuses at least twice a year would be beneficial.

Not being hired because of racism and ageism. The nurse shortage is self inflicted. I don’t believe we have a nurse shortage mainstream nurses are not willing to accept the terms of being overworked and underpaid.

Give us less patients, no more 30-35 patients, it's not safe for the patients or nursing staff.

Staffing ratios!! No techs and support staff, pay is low.

The provider portals are in some of the largest companies extremely intricate and confusing, designed for the technicians and computer "geeks" rather than therapists.