Becker's Healthcare February 6, 2023
With staffing shortages poised to continue, those in the healthcare space must continue to rethink strategies to address the issue. One place to start is by increasing investment in nursing schools, Bloomberg editors argue in a Feb. 6 opinion piece.
Nursing schools provide a critical pipeline for hospitals and health systems. And this pipeline is even more important for these organizations as they seek to fill vacancies by nurses who left their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic for various reasons.
Colleges and universities have launched nursing programs and partnerships nationwide to fill the pipeline. Potential students have also expressed their interest in entering the nursing workforce.
Student enrollment in entry-level baccalaureate nursing programs climbed by 3.3 percent in...