NURSING CAP PROGRAM

Hospitals were having a difficult time filling vacant nursing positions before the pandemic. Now, with so many healthcare workers burning out and retiring early, the nursing shortage has reached critical proportions. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, there will be roughly 176,000 RN openings each year for the next decade. But one local non-profit is working diligently to introduce more students of Color to the nursing profession. Our Lisa Godley gives us an inside look at the Nursing CAP Program.