CCNA Director Brenda Cleary Discusses Need for Nursing Faculty in AARP Bulletin Today

In an article detailing the challenge faced by our nation’s nursing programs to graduate nurses, CCNA Director Brenda Cleary discusses the impact of the economic downturn on the nursing job market and the need to address the root causes of the faculty shortage. The good news, according to CCNA’s Senior Legislative Representative Winifred Quinn, is that health reform proposals being considered by Congress include ways to increase education capacity.

The article also features representatives from CCNA state teams in Florida and California working to increase nursing education capacity at the state level.