It is not the cost of providing the education itself - it is that  
mandatory education must be paid as regular working hour rates. I do  the education 
for nothing - the cost to pay the nurses to attend is $40 /hr X 18  hrs X 
600 RNs = $432,000!
 
Nancy
Nancy E. Wight MD, IBCLC, FABM,  FAAP
Neonatologist
Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and  Newborns
Medical Director, Sharp HealthCare Lactation Services
San Diego,  CA 
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