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Teaching Nurses to Teach Nursing
August 17, 2007 2:11 PM
The next time you are waiting for a nurse to take care of you in doctor's office consider this: recent studies show by 2020 there will be a shortage of 340,000 registered nurses in the US. Colorado is projected to have 31 percent fewer nurses than needed unless steps are taken to remedy the situation. One of the main factors contributing to this problem is a shortage of faculty to teach in nursing programs. During the last few years colleges, hospitals and other organizations in Colorado have begun to collaborate to address this issue. Shanna Lewis reports.
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Posted by Eric Whitney on August 17, 2007 2:11 PM | Permalink
