There's been alot of controversy recently because of the long waiting lists students are encountering at some schools, when they go to apply to nursing programs. Why, they wonder, if there's such a huge nursing shortage, are they not able to easily get into programs to become nurses?
This is a good question, and it has a couple of answers. One of them is: the nursing shortage has also hit the faculty, and many schools just don't have enough teachers to take on the number of students they'd need to accept to keep up with the shortage.
Short of a miracle of government funding, schools are coming up with innovative ways to share resources with local hospitals to take on more students. For instance,
Not all programs are completely impacted, however. DiscoverNursing.com, the official website of the Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future, maintains a thorough list of "Nursing Schools With No Waiting List," where students can apply and start attending right away. And while students may have to temporarily relocate in order to start their education right away, they can be assured that there will be nursing jobs waiting for them when they graduate.
