Covering the nursing shortage crisis and emerging trends in nursing education

Monday, July 31, 2006

Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program

In response to the growing shortage of nurses, the United States government created NELRP, the Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program. Basically, the government will repay sixty percent of a registered nurse's qualifying loan balance. In return, the nurses repay that gesture by serving at least two years in an area where there are critical shortages of nurses.

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// posted by Kristin @ 12:50 PM

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Army Reservist Continues Online Nursing Degree Courses in Iraq

Talk about motivating! Doral Gonzales of California is an inspiration for many people. She has dedicated almost twenty years to the Army as a reservist knowing she could be called into active duty at any time. She has, with the Army's help, earned two degrees and served as a nurse practitioner.

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// posted by Kristin @ 8:04 PM

Thursday, July 13, 2006

RN to BSN Online Degrees Becoming Mainstays at Top Universities

Thanks to the shortage of qualified nurses, it is no wonder that the position of Registered Nurse is the hottest job anticipated for the next several years. In fact, because of this shortage, many people who are earning nursing degrees can essentially write their own ticket to a great job!

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// posted by Kristin @ 7:35 PM

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Nurse Education, Expansion and Development (NEED) Act

Thinking back to a recent hospital stay, I had filled out a suggestion card that the hospital gave out to all patients being discharged. I usually don't pay attention to the cards, but this time I did. I commented that the nurses who attended to me throughout my hospital stay were very professional and pleasant but lacked energy. I had asked one of my nurses if she was okay and she, being very honest, noted that all of the staff was pulling extra shifts simply because there were not enough nurses to go around. Many were handling twice the caseloads that they should have.

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// posted by Kristin @ 10:43 AM

Monday, July 10, 2006

Nursing Shortage becoming a global issue

When I saw this subhead: "Kenya and the rest of East Africa are in desperate need of nurses but can't afford to hire them, resulting in a mass exodus" from the St. Petersburg Times in my newsreader, I could help but click for more.

I haven't quite yet figured out how to respond to this news, but I encourage you to take a look. I'm just blown away at how quickly the U.S. Nursing Shortage crisis is becoming a worldwide issue.

// posted by Kristin @ 12:13 PM

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