Kentucky Nurses heading to North Carolina to help victims of Hurricane Dorian

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A team of nurses from Kentucky are heading to North Carolina to help victims of Hurricane Dorian.

The team is made up of registered nurses and administrative staff members that will work in local shelters in hurricane-affected areas for the next two weeks.

They will be conducting physical exams and general nursing care for patients staying in medical needs shelters.

The nurse team deployment was coordinated by Kentucky’s Department for Public Health along with local, state, and federal officials.