Nurse Shortage Threatens Future Care, USA
The dean of the Emory University Nursing School predicts that a shortage of at least 800,000 nurses by 2020 threatens to undermine care for an aging American population. It’s troubling news for senior living providers, who are dealing with an increasingly acute population. Speaking to the National Press Club in Washington, Dean Marla Salmon called the nursing popluation “an equation that is failing.” The median age of nurses is up to 47 and nursing schools continue to reject applicants due to a shortage of teachers. Rising administrative tasks have further contributed to the problem, according to Dr. Arthur Kellermann, chair of emergency medicine at Emory.
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