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March 12, 2001 Sacramento,
Calif. Bill would
double number of nursing grads within 4 years A proposed bill
would provide enough money for training expenses for 4,000 additional
nursing students per year at California State University and California
Community College systems. The bill, introduced
by Sen. Deborah Ortiz, D-Sacramento, would double the number of
California nursing graduates within four years, according to an
article in the Sacramento Bee. If passed, the bill would
direct $30 million to expanding nurse training programs. The bill also
allows nursing students to apply for scholarships and loans that
would be forgiven over time (payment for which would be waived)
for nurses who work in underserved areas. Heather Stringer Vermillion,
S.D. South Dakota
steps up rural recruiting efforts South Dakota
is experiencing the effects of the nursing shortage, especially
in some of the state's rural communities. Some counties
have only one RN, according to an article in Volante. The University
of South Dakota has five nursing schools in the state, which serve
about 250 students statewide. About 90 percent of nursing graduates
find nursing jobs within the state, but this is not producing enough
RNs to meet South Dakota's demand, according to the article. To tackle the
problem, the university system has stepped up recruiting efforts
around the state. One of the schools is trying to lure new students
by developing programs that help students connect with RN mentors. Heather Stringer Washington Nurse survey
may discourage potential recruits It's no wonder
people are bolting from the field of nursing, Abigail Trafford said
in a recent column in the Washington Post. Trafford referred to
a study by the American Nurses Association to show that nurses don't
have the time to provide adequate care and that they fear making
medical errors. Three-quarters
of the 7,000 nurses surveyed reported that the quality of care in
their facilities had declined in the last two years. Forty percent
would not feel confident having family members or friends receive
treatment where they work. Heather Stringer Reno,
Nev. Experts seek solutions to Nevada's growing shortage Nevada needs
to expand educational opportunities and rethink ways to recruit
nurses before its exploding population and aging residents worsen
an already critical shortage, a report released Feb. 5 suggests. "The Nursing
Workforce and Education in Nevada" report was prepared by John
Packham, health policy analyst at the University of Nevada School
of Medicine, and the Nevada Nurse Task Force, formed last year by
the Nevada Hospital Association to study the state's growing shortage
of nurses. Nevada has a
ratio of 520 nurses per 100,000 people, far less than the national
average of 782. Associated Press Edison, N.J.
Shortage shuts out some veterans from home A shortage of
nurses is keeping some military veterans out of a state veteran's
home here. A 60-bed wing of the facility has been vacant since it
opened two years ago. More than 40 nurses and aides are needed to
staff the wing at the Veterans' Memorial Home-Menlo Park, state
officials say. The state could
face a shortage of as many as 14,000 nurses in five years, said
Andrea Aughenbaugh, chief executive officer of the New Jersey Nurses
Association. Associated
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