Nurses' exit leaving a void

Published on: 1/13/2010.


KINGSTON - With the resignation
of 77 of the hospital's nurses last year, most of whom left for greener pastures overseas, the University Hospital

of the West Indies (UHWI) is
facing the daunting challenge
of finding senior nurses to fill managerial positions at the institution and to mentor younger nurses.

The problem was highlighted
by senior director of nursing at the UHWI, Beverly Atkinson, who was responding to questions at the weekly Monday exchange meeting
of editors and reporters at the Observer's Kingston offices.

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