Integris Health offers hands-on program for students as Oklahoma experiences nursing shortage
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Updated: 5:59 PM CDT Jul 13, 2021
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Updated: 5:59 PM CDT Jul 13, 2021
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LAST YEAR, GOING INTO NURSING WITH THE PANDEMIC HAPNIPENG, IT WAS DIFFICULT. CHRISTINE: ALYASS HAMEL ISOT N YET A REGISTERED NURSE BUT PLANS TO BE. SHE WORKED THE COVID UNIT AT INTEGRIS HEALTH. >> WORKING ON A UNIT, YOU CAN SEEHE TRE ARE NO NURSES PRESENT. THERE IS A HUGE PATIENT LOAD. NEVEROU Y HAVE ONE, IT IS HARD TO GET EVERY PATIENT THE CARE THEY NEED. CHSTRI ALYSSA, MASEN AND LESLEY ARE ALL A PART OF INTEGRIS HEALTH UNIVERSITY. THEY’RE WORKING PART AND LLFU TIME NURSINGOB JS WHILE IN SCHOOL GETTING CREDIT AND PAID. >> I CAN START LEARNING AND START GETTING MY EXPERIENCE FOR NURSING WHILE GETTING MY DEGREE. CHRISTINE: SHE SEES THE SHORTAGE FIRSTHAND. >> I WOULD HAV12E PATIENTS ONE NIGHT AND THE NURSES WOULD HAVE SIX OR SEVEN WHICH ISOT N NORMAL. YOU SHOULD HAVE THREE. CHRISTINE: TODAY OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT HEARD FROM THE THREE STUDENTS ABOUT WTHA THEIR DAY TO DAY LOOKS LIKE. >> I CAN GO STOCHOOL WITHOUT BEING IN DEBT AND I GET TO HAVE HANDONS- EXPERIENCE WHILE LEARNING ABOUT NURSING. >> WE GET CT-EFOSFECTIVE SCHOOL AND WE ARE GETTING PDAI. IT IS A WIN-WIN APARPE TO -- WIN-WIN. CHRISTINE: IF YOU OR YR OUCHILD IS INTERESTED IN APPLYING