Recruiting high school students to solve the nursing shortage.

The nursing shortage crisis needs to be corrected. Exciting students about nursing is definitely a challenge, however, there are many things that can be done to assist in correcting this crisis. The hospital administrator and the nursing staff can work together to explore and implement ways to recruit nurses. One of the first things that can be done is to educate the public on who the nurse actually is. Nursing staff and administrators need to …

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