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Master Plan for Nursing Education
The State of Washington, like other states, is facing a severe nursing shortage which will only worsen in coming decades. An aging population will increase demand for nursing services at the same time that an aging nursing workforce will be retiring in large numbers. While nursing programs in Washington State have expanded dramatically in the past 10 years, there are still many qualified applicants who are turned away, primarily due to shortages of faculty and clinical sites.
In response to this shortage, the Master Plan for Nursing Education in Washington State was developed by WCN in collaboration with multiple partners and stakeholders, and sponsored by a grant from the Department of Health. It provides a framework for comprehensive transformation of the nursing education system in Washington State and offers a set of interconnected recommendations focused on four areas: competency, supply, diversity, and access.
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