October 8, 2004, Connecticut: Nursing shortage being tackled at high school level:"Wallingford -- The state's nurses are in short supply and statistics show that Connecticut will be short thousands of nurses in the next 20 years but high schools in the state are now trying to fill the growing void of vacant positions. In about 15 years, millions of seniors will be on medicare. The federal government expects Connecticut will be almost 22,000 nurses short to meet future medical needs. The push is on for young people to enter health care professions."
http://www.wfsb.com/Global/story.asp?S=2402996

Andrew Lopez, RN
http://www.4nursing.com