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U.S. Nursing schools are turning away thousands of applicants because of faculty shortages
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Thu, 2023-10-05 10:02 — mike kraft
Nursing schools are turning away thousands of applicants during a major nursing shortage. Here's why | CNN Business At a time when registered nurses are going on strike to protest staffing shortages, thousands of applicants who want to enter or advance in the profession are being turned away from nursing schools. CNN
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Staffing shortages are the main reason why nursing schools are not able to accept more students who want to become registered nurses. The programs are contending with a lack of faculty, clinical placements for students and preceptors who supervise the students during their rotations at health care providers. Preceptors also have strict limits on how many students they can oversee, with the ratios often set by state nursing boards.
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