Within days, two more nurses, Sarah Lee and Michael Chen, had vanished. All three were popular and well-respected members of the hospital staff, with no prior history of absence or disciplinary issues. The hospital administration was swift to alert the authorities, and an investigation was launched.

The "missing" nurses haven't disappeared into thin air; they have been squeezed out of a system that prioritized efficiency over human capacity. Reclaiming these professionals—and protecting the new generation—requires a fundamental shift in how we value the nursing profession. Until the "bedside" becomes a sustainable place to work, the case of the missing nurses will remain one of healthcare’s most challenging puzzles.

Increased errors: Fatigued nurses are more prone to making clinical mistakes.

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