It's an interesting idea, but I don't think nurses would know exactly what model of medical system would work best. BUT, I agree with you 100% that their insights would be invaluable, and it's time we start listening to somebody who isn't a mega-wealthy beurocrat figuring out how many loafs of bread we'll throw to the peasants today.

My mother and my sister are both nurses, and they work rediculously hard. What's more rediculous, though, is how grossly under-appreciated they are. The provincial government here cut their wages 15% a couple years ago, then voted themselves a 25% raise 2 months later (with a 50% increase for the Premeir himself)! I was so infurriated, and you can bet my mom and sister were. Nurses work incredibly hard, especially through those frequent 12-hour shifts, and they're about the last occupation that deserves a pay cut.

Of course a lot of people might think their work is like those misleading nurse-recruitment commercials where it's all touching music, smiles and laughs, fluffing pillows for appreciative patients. Riiiiight... The horror stories laden with shit and blood somehow make me doubt that image. :wtf: