In this photo from 2021, a nurse trains other nurses on how to administer a COVID-19 vaccination at Philadelphia’s community vaccination clinic at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
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What is behind the reports of a nurse shortage?
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In this photo from 2021, a nurse trains other nurses on how to administer a COVID-19 vaccination at Philadelphia’s community vaccination clinic at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Listen to Smart Talk every weekday at 9am and 7pm on WITF 89.5 & 93.3. You can also stream WITF radio live on our website or ask your smart speaker to “Play WITF Radio.”
Airdate: Monday, October 18, 2021
From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses and other healthcare workers were lauded as heroes in the fight and held in high regard.
Now that the world is closing in on two years battling the virus those same workers are exhausted and, in some cases, leaving the profession because of burnout.
What is causing the problem and what can be done to improve the situation?
Appearing on Smart Talk Monday to share their perspective on the problem, and possible solutions, are Susan Comp, MBA, MHA, chief nursing officer, UPMC in Central Pa., Betsy Snook, CEO Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, and Noah Logan, Government Relations Specialist, Pennsylvania State Nurses Association.
For more on the state of nursing care plus a deeper look at the changing tide of healthcare–check out WITF’s Transforming Health. Online at Transforming Health.org, a partnership of WITF, WellSpan Health and Capital Blue Cross.
