Lacking workforce: While job market for new RNs is tougher than in the past, Mississippi still has a shortage of nurses
by Becky Gillette
Published: June 17,2012
Tags: Amy Williams, healthcare, hospital RN vacancy, Jennifer Dumal, job market, Marcelle McKay, Mississippi Nurses’ Associatio, registered nurses, RNs, Teresa Malone, Wanda Jones
The field of health care is shifting, and with it the role of the 35,000 RNs actively working in Mississippi. And while in the present economy new RNs may have a tougher time than in the past landing that first job, there is still a shortage of nurses in the state. Although a formal survey [...]
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