Oklahoma nursing schools ramp up admissions amid worker shortage
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The state ranks 46th in the nation for nurses per capita, and of course, the pandemic has only made that worse.
But all along, one of the major contributing factors to that shortage has been nursing school. There are a finite number of slots offered, and Oklahoma hasn’t had enough. Why? It’s complicated.