Despite tens of thousands of students vying to get into nursing programs, schools can’t accommodate the demand.

Not enough instructors and limited hospital placements are throttling capacity, despite surging interest and urgent workforce needs.

Across the country, there is enormous demand for nurses, as retirement or burnout push many from the field. Despite tens of thousands of students fighting to get into nursing programs, schools can’t ...

California’s nursing shortage is projected to worsen, and hospitals say funding cuts will only add strain. But front-line ...

We were dismayed to read a news story last week that refers to California’s “severe nursing shortage.” It’s dismaying not ...

As California faces a critical shortage of registered nurses, Samuel Merritt University (SMU), a leader in health science education for over a century, is taking action to grow the nursing workforce ...

Grant-funded effort offers interest-free loans and other assistance for range of training programs from entry level ...

Southeastern Louisiana University’s Nursing Program has been named among the Top 10 Accelerated BSN programs in the country ...

Students around the county are tackling subjects such as immunology, ethics and emergency procedures as they explore careers ...

In comparison to the boondoggles we've wasted money on, it would not take much to educate new nurses, which we sorely need,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

As climate change’s effects intensify, high schools and community colleges are introducing or expanding classes in fire science, search and rescue and ecological sustainability.

Lorena Burkett, a registered nurse at Emanuel Medical Center in Turlock, California, says the state’s nursing shortage is rooted in heavy workloads that dissuade young people from entering the field ...