Across the country, a number of schools are facing a lack of nurses within their school districts. According to statistics, only 40% of schools have full-time nurses on staff. This number is critical as children covid cases have been on the rise within the last few months. In addition, hospitals have noted that several of their nurses are either leaving to other positions or are leaving the bedside completely. Nursing Practice Representative at National Nurses United and Registered Nurse Rochelle Pardue- Okimoto, joined Cheddar to discuss more.