Leah Gorham said staff shortages, an assault and lack of advancement led her to leave the nursing industry and hit the open road.
So why a career change to truck driving?
"It didn’t take me long to decide. I jumped at the chance and signed up for the 12-week course," she said. "I signed up for the course. I loved every minute of it and loved the challenge of driving a big rig." Meanwhile, hospitals across the country are struggling to cope with burnout among doctors, nurses and other workers, already buffeted by a crush of patients from the ongoing surge of COVID-19 cases caused by the omicron variant.
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