title: [The underpaid nursing profession: myth or reality].
abstract: The originality of this research lies in its object, nurses salaries, a subject that is often discussed amongst professionals, yet rarely broached in writing. The concepts of salaries and salaried workers are examined, then, through literature, a list of salary data from 1845 to 1945 is made. The study of nursing personnel salaries from 1945 to 2001 begins with a reconstruction of salary charts, continuing with an internal analysis of the private and semi-public sector, then alternatively with the teachers. This work provides objective information on the aspect of this profession's salaries and uncovers numerous questions on the origins of wage increases.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine physique et de Réadaptation, Hôpital Fernand Widal Paris.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rombaut
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D004651:Employment / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D005602:France; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing / Q000191:economics; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000191:economics* / Q000193:education / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000191:economics; D017149:Private Sector / Q000191:economics; D017150:Public Sector / Q000191:economics; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D012922:Social Change; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires