Hospitals recruiting retired healthcare workers to battle coronavirus

As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches Carolina hospitals thin, healthcare providers are turning to staff who are not usually manning bedsides or vaccine syringes. Some are even bringing in nurses out of retirement to help meet the growing need. Sherrie McGovern is one of those nurses choosing to step outside her normal duties and help with pandemic-related duties. "I really felt a passion to get involved," said McGovern, who has decades of experience as a pediatric nurse, but more recently has been working as a clinical nurse educator. "Most of the time, I am teaching and I'm onboarding new hires," said McGovern. Sherrie McGovern is a clinical nurse educator who is now administering the COVID-19 vaccine at Novant Health in Charlotte. However, lately, she has been helping with the important process of vaccinating her teammates at Novant Health in Charlotte. MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/hea...