June 16, 2005: Oregon: Nursing shortage tied to education:"When registration closed for the 2005-2006 Central Oregon Community College nursing program this week, 144 prospective students had applied, instructional dean Celeste Brody said. Only 36 of those applicants will start the program in the fall. "It's hard," Brody said. "People get really mad." Most of the applicants will have taken the prerequisite courses for the COCC nursing program, Brody said. Many will have high grade-point averages and personalities that fit the nursing trade. But, because of a lack of faculty members and money to expand the program here, a vast majority of those who applied will not get in."
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Andrew Lopez, RN
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