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Saturday, September 28
Emergency in Kentucky declared due to nursing shortage
The chronic shortage of nursing staff has motivated Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear , to declare an emergency and take executive action, while the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc.
This magnitude , alerts the governor, “not only threatens the health of patients, but the entire health care system” .
Measurements search for motivate enrollment in programs that train citizens so that they can become support personnel in this sector.
Data indicate that Kentucky would need more than 16, 000 additional nurses for 2024 , since both retirements and the abandonment of activity due to the coronavirus will leave vacancies.
This emergency is only a sample of what is happening at the national level due to the covid pandemic – 19 . Health officials say nurses are retiring or retiring physically and emotionally exhausted, and seeking more lucrative jobs.
“In the midst of the pandemic , in the midst of such a severe shortage, we have to do things a little differently, to make sure we get the results we need at a time when we need them most, ”said Beshear. Its executive order is aimed at expanding the number of nursing students, and their access, once trained, to jobs.
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