25 May 2022

Resthome nurse forced to work 32 hours straight

From Morning Report, 7:19 am on 25 May 2022

A nurse at a rural resthome stayed at work for three days straight because they were so short staffed.

And just last week she worked a 32 hour shift with just three hours sleep.

It's another sign of the massive pressure those working in the sector are facing - the nurse says it has almost destroyed her Health correspondent Rowan Quinn reports