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‘It’s devastating, it’s dangerous’: How it feels to be a nurse on an understaffed floor

When there aren't enough nurses on the floor, patient care can suffer. And nurses, forced to ration care, can suffer acutely, witnessing this inadequate care and being powerless to fix it.

Nurse Nancy Wilson in Philadelphia, Tuesday, June 6, 2023.
Nurse Nancy Wilson in Philadelphia, Tuesday, June 6, 2023.Read moreJessica Griffin / Staff Photographer