Grappling with one of the lowest nursing rates in the country, Oklahoma lawmakers are fast-tracking a plan that would allocate millions in federal coronavirus aid to beef up infrastructure at colleges and universities in a bid to expand the training pipeline.
As part of their effort to boost Oklahoma's per capita nursing rate from 46th worst, lawmakers have begun to swiftly advance millions of dollars in onetime funding requests from colleges and universities.
In a social media landscape shaped by hashtags, algorithms, and viral posts, nurse leaders must decide: Will they let the narrative spiral, or can they adapt and join the conversation?
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