SWIC SNA |
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| Enrollment dates: Completed application must be turned in between Sept. 1—Dec. 1 For the following fall. |
Pre-requisites include: Algebra Chemistry Biology English |
The SNA meets about once a month at varies times and places on campus. Please keep an up to date email address with the SNA secretary so you can be informed on upcoming events, meetings, and fundraising. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that jobs for registered nurses will grow 23 percent by 2008. That’s faster than the average for all other occupations. About half the RN workforce will reach retirement age in the next 15 years. The average age of new graduates is 31. They are entering the profession at an older age and will have fewer years to work than nurses traditionally have had. Enrollments in entry-level nursing programs increased in the fall of 2001, ending a six-year period of decline, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. However the enrollment increase is not enough to meet the projected need for new nurses. In hospitals across the country, 126,000 nursing positions remain unfilled, while 90 percent of long-term care facilities don’t have enough nurses to provide even the most basic care. Some home health agencies are being forced to refuse new patients. By 2020, there will be at least 400,000 fewer nurses available to provide care than will be needed. |
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