Nursing shortage and training shortfalls are linked in N.J. Can Rutgers be part of the solution?

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Participants in the Aspire Nurse Scholars Program learn nursing skills during a "Simulation Saturday" held at the Cleveland Clinic.

Amid a crippling nursing shortage, thousands of potential nursing candidates are turned away each year from training programs throughout New Jersey.

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the shortage — with nurses quitting or retiring in droves — but that’s only part of the problem. Another major issue is finding the capacity to educate the sheer number of nursing school candidates who apply each year.

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