‘Something needs to be done’: Survey of St. Louis-area nurses shows staffing shortages, burnout, abuse by patients


There’s a nursing crisis going on in the St. Louis area and across the country. Nurses are leaving the profession in record numbers, and it’s impacting how we’re all cared for when we need help.

“This is where you're going to have all of our patients that are in the beds," said Makenzie Buescher, a nursing student at Missouri Baptist University, showing us what her typical day is like.

She is one of the first fast-tracked nursing classes at Missouri Baptist University, where students passionate…

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