Oct 17, 2008 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology
Despite the ever-growing shortage of nurses, nursing schools are turning away qualified applicants in record numbers, due to a sheer lack of space. In 2006, one in three qualified applicants was rejected. In 2007, 31,000 eligible applicants were denied entry. That number is up sharply from only 3,600 rejections in 2002. Despite what one might think from the large number of rejections, that’s only part of the story. There are additional thousands more qualified and interested applicants...
