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Province adds 24 nursing seats to UNB s Fredericton campus
The New Brunswick government will fund 24 new nursing seats at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, for its program that helps licensed practical nurses skip into the third year of getting a bachelor of nursing degree.
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The $5.2 million in funding will double the current seats for the university s condensed nursing program
Posted: Dec 17, 2020 5:41 PM AT | Last Updated: December 17, 2020
New Brunswick faces a nursing shortage of about 400, and expects that number will rise to 5,000 in the next five years. (Shutterstock / hxdbzxy)