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Are We Running Out of Nurses?

Vitals goes behind the headlines to get the definitive answers to the health questions everyone is asking.

Are We Running Out of Nurses?

Season 1 Episode 4 | 8m 25s | CC

ERs closing, patients turned away from hospitals, six-month waits for urgent appointments - is this the new normal? Burnout and two years of COVID pressure are driving many nurses to leave the profession, leaving patients in the lurch. The whole system is under strain.. Alok and Sheena look into how bad it really is, how it’s affecting patient care and what we can do about it.

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