Archive for May, 2007

Report says California faces nursing shortage – KESQ

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

Report says California faces nursing shortageKESQ, CA - 26 minutes agoThe report is urging the Legislature to award nursing schools with completion bonuses if they improve those graduation rates. …Report says California faces nursing shortage San Jose Mercury NewsNursing shortage nears, analyst says Sacramento BeeNurse shortage looming in state, says legislative analyst Scripps Newsall 9 news articles

Report: State’s Nursing Shortage Will Continue (CBS 2 Los Angeles)

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

California’s top budget analyst says the state’s nursing shortage will continue to expand unless something is done to attract more students to nursing schools. SLIDESHOWS: View The Day’s Top Photos VIDEO: Watch The Latest News

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State may face shortage of 12,000 nurses (Contra Costa Times)

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

SACRAMENTO — California will face a shortfall of 12,000 full-time registered nurses if colleges don’t increase enrollment and reduce dropout rates, according to a report by the state’s nonpartisan budget analyst.

Graduating, but with right skills? – Detroit Free Press

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

Graduating, but with right skills?Detroit Free Press, MI - 1 hour agoThe lack of faculty to teach new nurses was among the reasons 2000 qualified student applications were turned down at Michigan's nursing schools in 2005, …

Local hospitals hiring plenty of helping hands (Knoxville News Sentinel)

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

The University of Tennessee Medical Center is taking one from the playbooks of Pat Summit and Phillip Fulmer as it steps up recruiting efforts of nurses nationwide.

Local hospitals hiring plenty of helping hands – Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription)

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

Local hospitals hiring plenty of helping handsKnoxville News Sentinel (subscription), TN - 13 minutes agoUS nursing schools turned away more than 40000 applicants to baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs last year – more than 2000 in Tennessee – because …

Report says California faces nursing shortage (The Fresno Bee)

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

California will face a shortfall of 12,000 full-time registered nurses if colleges don’t increase enrollment and reduce dropout rates, according to a report by the state’s nonpartisan budget analyst.

Report says California faces nursing shortage – San Jose Mercury News

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

Report says California faces nursing shortageSan Jose Mercury News, CA - 25 minutes agoThe report by Legislative Analyst Elizabeth Hill urges the Legislature to award nursing schools with completion bonuses if they improve graduation rates. …Nursing shortage nears, analyst says Sacramento BeeNurse shortage looming in state, says legislative analyst Scripps Newsall 8 news articles

CCU temporarily closing; Staff shortages contribute to closure of … – Welland Tribune

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

CCU temporarily closing; Staff shortages contribute to closure of …Welland Tribune, Canada - 1 hour agoShe said health system recruiters also visit nursing schools and meet with the graduating classes, as well as other initiatives. "It's all of those. …

Nursing shortage nears, analyst says (The Sacramento Bee)

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

California faces a shortfall of 12,000 full-time registered nurses in seven years unless state universities and community colleges admit more nursing students and reduce dropout rates, a report by the state’s top budget analyst declared Tuesday.