There are more than five million nurses in the U.S. and a survey shows nearly a third of them are thinking of quitting. That would be a devastating blow for patients and hospitals. William Brangham reports on efforts to turn the tide for our series, Critical Care: The Future of Nursing, in collaboration with the Global Health Reporting Center and with support from the Pulitzer Center.

A new report from Accenture, provides suggestions for helping to combat the ongoing nursing shortage including using artificial intelligence to do administrative tasks traditionally done by nurses and free nurses time to spend on patient care.

'AI needs to be a partner with us,' says NCSBN CEO David Benton.