RN Programs

The shortage of nursing has increased till now. The shortfall predicted in 1998 has become a crisis which has no solution. In 200 the gap between supply and demand for RNs was estimated at 110,800 full-time employees. This shortage was predicted to increase by 2020. The combination of few jobs and few job seekers occurred to overcome the shortage of nurses. It resulted to a 31 percent downfall in nursing enrollment from 1995 to 1999.

Today patients demand a nurse with specialized skills. The absence of necessary knowledge and skills has resulted in poor nurse patient ratios further intensifying the shortage. In 1980, 48,000 RNs were employed as nursing faculty by 1988 there were just 30,000. However since every crisis presents an opportunity for positive change. The nurse faculty shortage creates both an incentive and a moral imperative for the nursing profession.

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