Tomorrow's Nurses Need Teachers Today ; Schools Report Shortage of Faculty
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › September 07, 2004
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TRENTON - At nursing schools from New Jersey to California, a surge of applicants who could ease the nation's worsening shortage of nurses are being turned away because many schools can't find enough qualified faculty.
That shortfall is driven by factors including lower pay and longer hours than health-care jobs offer and fewer nurses getting the Ph.D. required for full-time, tenured teaching positions.See the full content of this document
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Tomorrow's Nurses Need Teachers Today ; Schools Report Shortage of Faculty
And, just as with the nurse workforce, the faculty are graying, and a wave of retirements is expected in about a decade, when more care will be needed for aging baby boomers.
"I'm in dire straits in terms of faculty righ...See the full content of this document
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