Nursing Shortage Overview

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Nursing shortage refers to a situation where the demand for nurses is greater than the supply. The amount of nursing responsibilities has increased and the patients are more ill than before. In addition, the average age of nurses increases while the number of applications to baccalaureate programs has decreased. Furthermore, new opportunities became available for the nursing practice, which further drains the number of nurses available for the acute care...

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Schumer plan helps thwart nursing shortage

Hospital-based nursing schools could lose needed federal funding. Now Senator Chuck Schumer has a plan to save these programs.

Nov 26, 2008

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Should nursing schools lower their standards due to the shortage of nurses?
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Aug 28, 2008
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Its apparent that Nurses are in short supply and its going to get worse if we do not act now Well, I don't know what "we" can do about the nursing shortage here in the USA...

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