A 2026 U.S. Nursing Shortage analysis found Idaho has one of the lowest nurse-to-population ratios in the country, with about 1.54 nurses for every 100 residents.
In Meridian, Grand Canyon University’s accelerated nursing program is helping place newly trained nurses directly into Idaho hospitals.
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Sydnee Howard is one of those nurses. Howard originally planned to pursue dentistry before realizing nursing was a better fit…