Der Pflegenotstand der 1960er Jahre: Genese und kommunale Krisenbewältigung (EHMH)

<p dir="ltr">The nursing crisis that developed in West Germany in the 1960s was considered a major</p><p dir="ltr">social challenge. The causes were complex and lay primarily in the denominational</p><p dir="ltr">motherhouse system, which gradually began to erode around this time. The problem</p><p dir="ltr">of a shortage of young staff went in tandem with the dissolution of the old structures</p><p dir="ltr">and was exacerbated by an expansion of the hospitals, which required more and</p><p dir="ltr">more personnel. The responses varied greatly from region to region. The example of</p><p dir="ltr">the city of Stuttgart serves an in-depth examination both of federal policy strategies</p><p dir="ltr">for solving the problem and of the specific implementation of these strategies within</p><p dir="ltr">local communities. Measures included advertising for new staff, diversifying training,</p><p dir="ltr">recruiting foreign nursing staff, and improving working conditions.</p>