Hospitals and lawmakers in states gripped by the Delta variant are offering nurses tens of thousands of dollars in signing bonuses, rewriting job descriptions so paramedics can care for patients and pleading for federal help
the National Guard to short-staffed hospitals, and allowing certain medical staff to administer care they're not licensed to provide.to staff hospitals through December — on top of the 1,300 health workers the state already sent to 68 struggling hospitals.
The staffing crunch is more than just a nursing shortage. Radiologists, laboratory technicians, custodial staff and food-service workers are all in short supply. Some leave because of burnout, having battled the pandemic for nearly 18 months. Some who’ve stayed need time off to care for an infected loved one.
A registered nurse fills syringes with Pfizer vaccines at a Covid-19 vaccination clinic. | Elaine Thompson/AP Photo Without enough nurses and support staff, the quality of patient care deteriorates and seemingly small inconveniences, such as the loss of a runner to grab supplies out of a storage closet, can cascade into big problems.
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