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The US doesn't have enough faculty to train the next generation of nurses

  • Written by Rayna M. Letourneau, Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of South Florida
The US doesn't have enough faculty to train the next generation of nursesSome nursing programs had to turn away students because of a shortage of faculty and clinical sites. FatCamera/E+ Collection via Getty Images

Despite a national nursing shortage in the United States, over 80,000 qualified applications were not accepted at U.S. nursing schools in 2020, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

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