Healthcare DIVE August 10, 2023
The investment aims to reduce “bottlenecks in nurse training” that stakeholders say hamper recruitment efforts.
Dive Brief:
- The HHS will award multiple awards together totaling more than $100 million to help train and grow the nurse workforce, Secretary Xavier Becerra and Health Resources and Services Administration head Carole Johnson told reporters on a call Thursday.
- The department also announced five initiatives focused on supporting a “career ladder” for nurses and removing “bottlenecks in nursing training,” Johnson said.
- Stakeholders say that increasing capacity in education programs is a critical component to addressing the ongoing nationwide nursing shortage. Currently, qualified applicants may be denied admission due to resource constraints, including a lack of educators or space in clinical settings, Becerra said...
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