AACN, each year given the national nursing shortage

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) today released preliminary survey data which show that enrollment in entry-level baccalaureate nursing programs increased by 5.0 percent from 2005 to 2006. Though this increase is welcome, surveyed nursing colleges and universities turned away more than 32,000 qualified applicants due primarily to a shortage of nurse [...]

The NLN’s Survey of US Nursing Programs produces key educational statistics from all American nursing programs

The NLN’s survey research program is designed to collect vital statistics on the nurse educator workforce, the nursing student population, and nursing education pedagogies. Each of our annual and biannual surveys illuminates a component of the teaching-learning environment and contributes to our overall understanding of the changing topography of nursing education.
Among the NLN’s annual studies, [...]