The Recession Extends to the Nursing Field

The Recession Extends to the Nursing Field
The Recession Extends to the Nursing Field

The Recession Extends to the Nursing Field

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In recent years, prospective nurses haven’t had to look far to find a good job. But lately, nursing jobs are harder and harder to get, and almost 50,000 applicants got turned away from professional nursing programs last year. Dr. Mary Klotz Walker, Dean of the School of Nursing at Loyola University Chicago, discusses the future of nursing.

Music Button: Clutchy Hopkins, “The Old Spot”, from the CD Music is My Medicine, (Ubiquity records)