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Did you know…
In 2008, Texas nursing schools turned away 8,000 qualified applicants, due primarily to a shortage of qualified faculty willing to teach at prevailing salaries. |
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More Funding for Nursing Education is Needed Now
Texas has a serious nursing shortage. Demand for full-time registered nurses in Texas in 2008 exceeds supply by 22,000. Without major increases in funding for nurse education, this gap will widen to 70,000 by 2020 as the state’s rapidly growing population ages and requires more acute care, and as older nurses retire or reduce the hours they work.
The Texas Nursing Workforce Shortage Coalition – a diverse partnership of health care organizations, business groups and education leaders working to address the nursing shortage in Texas – believes that the 2009 Texas Legislature should provide an additional $60 million in special-item funding to increase the annual production of RN graduates from 7,000 in 2007 to 13,000 in 2013, almost doubling the output.
Support this critical statewide initiative!
Registered nurses are essential to good patient care. Without enough RNs, Texans’ access to health care will be jeopardized – from immunizations and routine injections to surgical procedures and hospital intensive care. |