The figures rose to a combined 25.6 percent in early 1997, after 14 experienced nurses had taken buyouts.

"Everybody had a hard time believing this could happen, because these were very knowledgeable, experienced nurses."

The new contracts help hospitals retain and recruit experienced nurses, officials say.

We also need to do more to retain experienced nurses.

It was absolutely mad to take their best and most experienced nurse off work for ten days.

Staff allocated in this way should be experienced nurses and not, as is often the case, the more recently trained.

The more experienced nurses have acquired knowledge in how to handle such cases.

Typically, they are either young women eager to see the country before settling down, or more experienced nurses looking for a change of scenery.

Countries are losing the most qualified and experienced nurses.

Two experienced nurses supposedly on shift, and there wasn't a soul in sight.