Administrators forced to turn away most applicants who have applied to two popular nursing programs
Federal funding for nursing workforce development programs apparently is on target to rise slightly in 2005, but remains far short of levels sought by nursing advocates, according to the American Nurses Association.
A House subcommittee has approved a $5 million boost to the 2004 funding level of $147 million for scholarship, diversity grant, and loan repayment programs under the Nurse Reinvestment Act.
The ANA had asked Congress for as much as a $63 million increase for the programs aimed at alleviating the nation’s shortage of registered nurses.
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