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Kent State and University Hospital Find Solution to Nursing Shortage

Ideastream Public Media | By Gershon Harrell
Published February 6, 2019 at 6:03 PM EST
Kent State University College of Nursing juniors (from left) Aaliyah Davis, Adam Roman and Christina Hansen, serve their clinical rotations at University Hospitals of Cleveland. As seniors the trio will be eligible for the new UH Scholars program.
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Kent State University College of Nursing juniors (from left) Aaliyah Davis, Adam Roman and Christina Hansen, serve their clinical rotations at University Hospitals of Cleveland. As seniors the trio will be eligible for the new UH Scholars program.

and are teaming up to alleviate the region鈥檚 nursing shortage.

Barbara Broome, Dean of , says the program allows senior nursing majors to do their clinical trials at University Hospital and return after graduation.

Broome says there鈥檚 a shortage of around three thousand nurses in Ohio, and these students can help fill the gap.

鈥淭he number of patients that are in intensive care units, coronary care units that require high levels of care are elderly. These students will for sure be exposed to all of the unique needs of the elderly population.鈥�

Broome says part of the nursing shortage is caused by older nurses retiring and others going back to school for technical training.

As part of the new program between Kent State and University Hospitals graduating seniors will work two years at UH.  

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Gershon Harrell
Gershon Harrell, is a junior journalism major at Kent State University. He was a diversity reporter and features writer for the Kent Stater, the student-run newspaper, for two semesters. Gershon has a passion for storytelling and aspires to be a features writer, telling the stories of people and the ever changing culture.
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