Hospitals forced to make changes to protect staffing levels as COVID-19 cases rise
Hospitals exploring alternative staffing models Share Updated: 6:15 PM EST Dec 9, 2020
Hospitals exploring alternative staffing models Share Updated: 6:15 PM EST Dec 9, 2020
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Show Transcript OR AN IN-HOUSE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR LNA’S? OR ACTUALLY CLOSING DOWN SOME WARDS TO PROTECT NURSES FROM BURN OUT? HOSPITAL LEADERS ARE INNOVATING WAYS TO PROTECT A MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCE RIGHT NOW. I DON’T THINK HERO IS STRONG ENOUGH A WORD AMY: NURSES ARE TIRED AND STRETCHED THIN RIGHT NOW. NURSES ARE THE HEROES HERE. THEY ARE THE ONES AT THE BED SIDE. AMY: THE SCOPE AND STRAIN VARIES AT EACH HOSPITAL, BUT THE SENTIMENT AROUND NURSES IS UNIVERSAL. DR. B BAXTER: BAKE AR DR. BAXTER: THEY ARE REALLY IN THIS FOR THE MISSION. THEY WOULDN’T BE DOING IT OTHERWISE. AMY: HOSPITALIZATIONS REACHED AN ALL-TIME HIGH TODAY AT THE ELLIOT 285 PATIENTS, 46 ARE COVID