Are New RN Graduates Ready to Answer the Long-term Care Call?

Newly graduated registered nurses are being asked to consider long-term care as the place to begin their careers. The reason? The current downturn in the economy has caused many nurses to continue working instead of retiring. And, many of these nurses work in acute care settings where new graduates are looking for employment, so vacancies rates are very low. An article in Advance for Nurses explores whether new graduates are ready for long-term care settings and examines a new program designed to prepare them.