$ 0 0 Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin'Stretched To Their Limits': Wisconsin Nurse Practitioner Lends Help In NYC's Coronavirus FightJudith Siers-PoissonWisconsin Public RadioApril 9, 2020 | 1 p.m.Shared viaWPRJackie Christianson is a nurse practitioner in Wisconsin. Instead of taking a vacation in April, she headed to New York City to help with the extreme hospital staffing shortages happening there due to the COVID-19 pandemic.