RN Programs

Recently, 5 RNs received grants for their online graduate study which was designed to help with the shortage of nurses in rural areas. The grant was comprised of $10K scholarships from OHCWC (Oklahoma Health Care Workforce Center).

This is only the beginning of this campaign to helping nurses in rural areas. The Oklahoma trust is just one 11 organizations in the US to receive funding that is part of a federal 10 million dollar plan. This is great news for nursing students and shows that organizations are taking action to help students receive their nursing education. Initiatives like this should help greatly in reducing the nursing shortage.

We've been hearing such bad news everywhere regarding the nursing shortage, so lets take a look at some of the positives. For the students who've been studying already, they are looking at a pretty optimistic job outlook. Students at Marion Technical College are even getting special hands on training at local hospitals which is basically securing them high paying specialized job.

For example, Nick Williams hopes to be a certified registered nurse anesthesiologist. All he has to do is pass the necessary exams and graduate and it's pretty much a guaranteed job. How's that for job security. Many people are now worried about their jobs in the looming recession, so we may be seeing more people move into nursing.