TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – Arizona has the worst nursing shortage in the nation, according to the state nursing board, and an accelerated Tucson program is helping students get into the field more quickly.
Arizona was projected to have 28,100 nursing vacancies by 2025, making it the worst nursing shortage in the country.
Jennifer Morelli, nursing program director at Pima Medical Institute, works as a bedside nurse and sees the shortage firsthand…