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Does the US need a National Guard of nurses?

Does the US need a National Guard of nurses?

The country doesn’t have enough nurses. This could be one way to fix that.

Explain It to Me · Vox

June 7, 202244m 3s

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Show Notes

Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind are joined by Vox senior correspondent Dylan Scott (@dylanlscott) to discuss the shortage of nurses in the American health care workforce. The nursing shortage goes back many years, and not only did the pandemic exacerbate the problem, it also put it under a microscope. The US needs more nurses, but what can be done? 


References:

America needs more doctors and nurses to survive the next pandemic

The way the United States pays for nurses is broken


Hosts:

Dylan Matthews (@dylanmatt), senior correspondent, Vox

Dara Lind (@dlind), Weeds co-host, Vox


Credits:

Sofi LaLonde, producer and engineer

Libby Nelson, editorial adviser

Amber Hall, deputy editorial director of talk podcasts


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