Middle Tennessee hospitals are in hustle mode as they race to train and recruit enough nurses to keep up with a booming population and an aging workforce. Health leaders warn that without a bigger pipeline of new nurses, hospital floors across the region could be left short-staffed in the years ahead. As part of the response, Ascension Saint Thomas is giving prospective students an up-close look at its simulation labs and accelerated degree options next week.
Ascension Event Puts Nursing Careers In The Spotlight
As reported by NewsChannel 5, Ascension Saint Thomas is teaming up with Marian University’s Leighton School of Nursing for a “Come Explore Nursing” event on April 21 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West. Assistant Chief Nursing Officer Amanda Pingston told NewsChannel 5 the staffing gap tracks closely with Nashville’s rapid growth and the pressure that puts on bedside care, saying, “We’ve had a deficit in Nashville as a growing, growing city.”
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