Yet RN salaries and benefits altogether represent only about 16 percent of total hospital costs. Nevertheless, nurses are a major target of hospital restructuring plans, which in some cases have called for a reduction of 20 to 50 percent in registered nursing staff.
The series is an adaptation of the Longmire mystery novels written by best-selling author Craig Johnson. While the story is supposed to take place in northern Wyoming, the series is being filmed in several locations in New Mexico: Las Vegas, Santa Fe, Eagle Nest, and Red River.
'Longmire' helps put Buffalo, Wyo., on the map. Author Craig Johnson, right center, listens as actor Robert Taylor speaks at Longmire Days in Buffalo, Wyo. When asked if he had any advice for aspiring actors, Taylor, who plays Sheriff Walt Longmire in the TV series, said simply, âSeek help.â.