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Nurses at a premium in Mississippi: vacancy rate is more than 9 percent, 1.2 percent above national average.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 20-APR-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Nurses at a premium in Mississippi: vacancy rate is more than 9 percent, 1.2 percent above national average.(Focus)

Article Excerpt
Nurses across Mississippi are facing an uncertain future, and leaders in the state's nursing schools and professional associations are hoping the news gets better before it gets worse.

"We are going to be short a half-million nurses nationwide by 2011," says Dr. Ricki R. Garrett, executive director of the Mississippi Nurses Association (MNA). The nursing shortage, like the equally daunting teacher shortage, has plagued the Magnolia State for years. "It will increase significantly over the next few years as the baby boomers keep aging and more nurses reach retirement age." Garrett says. The average age for a nurse is 48 while the average age for a nursing faculty member is 58.

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