nursing shortage Archives

Considering a Doctoral Degree?

Posted on October 15, 2018 by rstayton

A group of graduates throwing graduation caps in the air

The following is a guest post by Catherine Pantik, DNP, APRN. Catherine is a member of the Graduate Student Nursing Academy and also serves as Leadership Council Chair. She is currently a PhD student at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Read on for her thoughts on pursuing a doctoral degree. Do you hear […]

Demystifying the Nursing Shortage

Posted on September 26, 2018 (October 9, 2018) by rstayton

The U.S. is in the midst of a lingering nursing shortage that is impacting some parts of the country more severely than others. To ensure that patients have access to high quality care in their home communities, academic and practice leaders are working together to ensure a robust supply of nurses and nurse faculty. Many […]