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LYNN BLAIS, president of the United Nursing & Allied Professionals, is among the people in the health care sector who have expressed skepticism about the multistate Nursing Licensure Compact, in which both Rhode Island and Massachusetts are members. PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Mass. joins multistate nursing compact, but where does that leave R.I.?

While many in Massachusetts are celebrating the state joining the multistate Nursing Licensure Compact as a way to reduce the shortage of nurses, opinions...

Health care leaders, Magaziner address workforce shortages

WARWICK – Drastic workforce shortages are rippling through every area of the health care sector and continuing to impact patient care across the state,...
HELPING HANDS: Erin Flaherty, left, a newly hired nurse at Kent County Memorial Hospital, practices inserting an IV as registered nurse Karen Wholey, middle, and Nurse Director Nicole Hebert offer advice. 
 / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Experienced nurses can be hard to find

For nearly four years, Erin Flaherty worked as a nurse in a Warwick urgent-care clinic. The job was rewarding but offered no chance of...
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