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Jails feels strain of nurse shortages

Jail feels strain of nurse shortages Erika Craven © Provided by Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn(Wlstn) KFYR-TV Correctional Nurse BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana all rank in the top ten for states with the most severe nursing shortages in 2021. But the impacts are not only felt in hospitals as jails are also feeling the strain. Burleigh Morton County Detention Center is down from three nurses to just one. A single nurse now takes care of inmate prescriptions, daily health assessments and emergency care. She gets help from others, but it’s a strain on the department.

Jail feels strain of nurse shortages

Jails feels strain of nurse shortages Erika Craven © Provided by Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn(Wlstn) KFYR-TV Correctional Nurse BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana all rank in the top ten for states with the most severe nursing shortages in 2021. But the impacts are not only felt in hospitals as jails are also feeling the strain. Burleigh Morton County Detention Center is down from three nurses to just one. A single nurse now takes care of inmate prescriptions, daily health assessments and emergency care. She gets help from others, but it’s a strain on the department.

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