NAS Insights: Healthcare

NAS Insights is pleased to present the following breaking news of interest to those professionals engaged in the field of health care recruitment:

University of Massachusetts Recruiting Minority Nurses

When Ramona Nunez became a nurse 12 years ago, she remembers, she was one of just a handful of Latino nurses at her hospital. And at some area hospitals today, Nunez says, Latino nurses are still rare. The nursing program at the University of Massachusetts in Lowell hopes to change that.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/09/14/umass_lowell_recruiting_minority_nurses/

The Nursing Shortage

Health-care professionals and educators have known for more than a decade that an already acute nursing shortage will grow much worse, and in many cases they seemed powerless to do anything about it.

http://www.presstelegram.com/opinions/ci_10481376

Hospital Turns Recruiting Corner

Recruiting nurses to Merced in the past has been a tough job for the administration at Mercy Medical Center Merced. But during the past year, that's changing.

http://www.mercedsunstar.com/167/story/460854.html

First Aid for New Hampshire: Hire Nursing Instructors

For years, folks have been warning that a continuing shortage of nurses will become critical as aging baby boomers require more medical care. But experts here say the underlying problem is a shortage of educators to teach the next generation of nurses.

http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=First+aid+for+New+Hampshire%3A+Hire+nursing+instructors&articleId=676eeddf-0e01-4b68-ace5-108d36751923


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