Despite tens of thousands of students vying to get into nursing programs, schools can’t accommodate the demand.

Not enough instructors and limited hospital placements are throttling capacity, despite surging interest and urgent workforce needs.

California’s nursing shortage is projected to worsen, and hospitals say funding cuts will only add strain. But front-line ...

LOS ANGELES — Oscar Mateo dreamed of being an artist, but after he got leukemia when he was 20, his life plans abruptly ...

Up and down the San Joaquin Valley, hospital programs for newly-hired registered nurses are providing a year of additional ...

We were dismayed to read a news story last week that refers to California’s “severe nursing shortage.” It’s dismaying not ...

Lawmakers approved two bills to allow some community colleges to provide bachelor’s degrees in nursing. That’s setting up another conflict with the California State University, which already offers ...

For Julio Rivera, transferring from a local community college to a bachelor’s program in nursing was always a top priority. As someone who enjoyed helping others, nursing seemed like a natural career.

Student nurse Gail Powers outside the College Medical Center in Long Beach, California. Despite a shortage of nurses, training programs have not kept up with demand, and the Covid-19 pandemic is only ...

Is there a nursing shortage in California? Now, yes, though in a few years, probably not. By 2027, the state is projected to have as many nurses as it needs because of a rise in nursing program ...

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