With Shortages Abounding,
Nurses Training Needs Some TLC
By Henry L. Davis / Buffalo News
Nursing is one of the few professions that has not been affected by the recession. Colleges report more students are interested in it; pay and benefits are up; and health care facilities report more jobs than they can fill. There’s just one problem: not enough teachers and schools to educate the next generation. Nursing schools are turning away thousands of qualified applicants because of a lack of instructors and classroom space.

Prescription for Success: Hot Careers in Health Care
By Rhonda Aghamalian / Star-Telegram
Despite an uncertain economy and a depressed job market, the profession of health care has never been, well, healthier—at least from the perspective of job seekers. "Most people have heard about the nationwide nursing shortage," wrote Mary Engel in a 2008 Los Angeles Times article. "But the country is also experiencing a shortage of trained workers in the … [more than] 200 occupations that make up about 60 percent of healthcare workers."

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