Contact Your Legislator in Support of Investing in Nursing Programs and Growing the Workforce!
Help Us Secure Funding for the Nursing Workforce
Virginia continues to experience an alarming shortage of healthcare professionals, especially in the nursing profession, while large numbers of nursing school applicants are being denied admission based not on merit, but rather on a lack of faculty and available clinical sites.
It’s crucial that the Commonwealth continues to invest in growing nursing education programs to increase enrollment and eliminate the nursing shortage.
We should continue strengthening support for nursing faculty, clinical preceptors, the Earn While You Learn program, nursing scholarships, and the Virginia Nursing Workforce Center to ensure a high-quality nursing workforce for all Virginians.
At the same time, these investments must be fully leveraged to reach as many students and future nurses as possible, while also advancing greater diversity in faculty and admissions so that the workforce truly reflects our communities.