ATLANTA, Ga. – 1000’s of nursing college purposes had been turned away final 12 months nationwide.
Based on the American Affiliation of Faculties of Nursing, in 2022, roughly 78,191 certified purposes weren’t accepted at nursing colleges throughout the nation.
A nationwide nursing scarcity is especially the issue, the group stated.
“Universities and schools normally require superior levels in nursing to be able to be school, in order that additionally slowly provides to the scarcity of nurses we now have to show college students,” Jazmane Jenkins, a nursing pupil, stated.
Jenkins is presently in nursing college in metro Atlanta.
Based on the knowledge, as a result of ongoing nursing scarcity, there aren’t sufficient school and preceptors who can supervise college students after they do rotations.
Jenkins advised Atlanta Information First it’s stunning — particularly when there’s such a requirement.
“It’s arduous to consider. A number of universities and schools don’t need to flip down any applicant. However on the identical time, should you don’t have the school to show these college students, you’re going to have to show down candidates so it does make sense,” he stated.
