Interest in nursing soars during coronavirus pandemic across Texas, may address all-time nursing shortage Everybody is eager to graduate and get out there and help. We consider nursing a calling, said Dr. Linda Plank at Baylor s School of Nursing in Dallas. Author: Jobin Panicker Updated: 9:33 PM CST December 9, 2020
DALLAS The shortage of nurses in the U.S. is not exactly a new phenomenon. As hospitals expand and medical technology advances, the need for qualified nurses grow.
The pandemic may have also exploited that shortage while also piquing the interests of prospective nurses. Everybody is eager to graduate and get out there and help. We consider nursing a calling, said Dr. Linda Plank, interim dean at Baylor University s Louise Herrington School of Nursing.