| It’s no secret that nurses and healthcare professionals across the industry are burnt out. Nurses are feeling overworked and undervalued, and since the COVID-19 pandemic and the massive nursing shortage, it has only gotten worse. In this week's lead story, find out how nurse burnout has a direct impact on patient safety, and how a recent study shows that primary care facilities that employ nurse practitioners dealing with stress and burnout are seeing higher rates of older patients needing emergency care. | 
