a:10:{i:0;a:7:{s:2:"id";s:2:"10";s:4:"slug";s:23:"contact-the-island-news";s:4:"name";s:23:"Contact The Island News";s:4:"type";s:8:"fieldset";s:7:"options";s:0:"";s:9:"parent_id";s:1:"0";s:5:"value";s:0:"";}i:1;a:7:{s:2:"id";s:2:"14";s:4:"slug";s:4:"name";s:4:"name";s:4:"Name";s:4:"type";s:4:"text";s:7:"options";s:0:"";s:9:"parent_id";s:1:"0";s:5:"value";s:15:"Barbara A. Nash";}i:2;a:7:{s:2:"id";s:2:"15";s:4:"slug";s:13:"business-name";s:4:"name";s:13:"Business Name";s:4:"type";s:4:"text";s:7:"options";s:0:"";s:9:"parent_id";s:1:"0";s:5:"value";s:15:"Barbara A. Nash";}i:3;a:7:{s:2:"id";s:2:"16";s:4:"slug";s:7:"address";s:4:"name";s:7:"Address";s:4:"type";s:7:"address";s:7:"options";s:0:"";s:9:"parent_id";s:1:"0";s:5:"value";s:83:"1405 Duke Street&lt;br&gt;Beaufort, SC 29902-4526&lt;br&gt;United States of America";}i:4;a:7:{s:2:"id";s:2:"17";s:4:"slug";s:5:"phone";s:4:"name";s:5:"Phone";s:4:"type";s:5:"phone";s:7:"options";s:0:"";s:9:"parent_id";s:1:"0";s:5:"value";s:10:"6142606669";}i:5;a:7:{s:2:"id";s:2:"18";s:4:"slug";s:5:"email";s:4:"name";s:5:"Email";s:4:"type";s:5:"email";s:7:"options";s:0:"";s:9:"parent_id";s:1:"0";s:5:"value";s:16:"lwiseinc@aol.com";}i:6;a:7:{s:2:"id";s:2:"19";s:4:"slug";s:15:"how-can-we-help";s:4:"name";s:16:"How can we help?";s:4:"type";s:8:"textarea";s:7:"options";s:0:"";s:9:"parent_id";s:1:"0";s:5:"value";s:1638:"Dear Editor:
Nurses and public-school teachers have a lot in common. The most crucial connection is THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH OF US! The pandemic has worsened a long-standing national shortage of nurses and rural communities face the greatest challenges. South Carolina ranks 3rd in the nation for the greatest shortage of nurses. Another national measure we need to change!
It does not matter how many beds your hospital has if there are not enough nurses to provide patient care. People become inpatients because they need nursing care and studies show that having more nurses in a facility improves patient outcomes. There is less morbidity and mortality, especially if the nurses are bachelor’s prepared. 
What has contributed to this particular nursing shortage crisis? Some of the same factors that impact teaching. Burnout has prompted many nurses to retire early or leave the profession completely. Heavy patient loads and not being able to provide the care that their patients deserve leaves nurses frustrated and worried. Inflexibility with work schedules and long shift hours contribute to dissatisfaction and lack of work-life balance. Care at the end of a 12-hour shift is not of the quality that one would hope. It just isn’t possible to be as mentally sharp and physically quick as you push past the 8-hour mark.
More troubling is that nurses are blamed if anything goes wrong because they are the ones with the most patient contact. It’s a systems problem that looks for a scapegoat and deters many from going into nursing in the first place. A classic Catch 22!

Barb Nash
1405 Duke Street
Beaufort
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