In a new op-ed, Dr. Patty Knecht, Chief Nursing Officer of Ascend Learning (a founding member of the Healthcare Workforce Coalition), calls on Congress to pass the Train More Nurses Act (S. 547).
“This bill isn’t about politics. It’s about addressing the nursing shortage that threatens to destabilize our entire healthcare system. It’s about ensuring that a student who wants to pursue a career in nursing isn’t needlessly turned away. And it’s about making sure those training the next generation of nurses have the support they need to continue doing this work.
We are burning out our current workforce while sidelining the next generation of nurses. That should alarm all of us.
To Congress: Passing the Train More Nurses Act is an essential step we can take to change this. It won’t solve everything overnight, but it will move us in the right direction — with data and strategy, we can position nursing programs to increase and expand enrollment while controlling student costs, incentivizing faculty, and graduating confident and competent nursing graduates.
We have passionate students ready to serve. We have experienced educators ready to teach. Let’s make sure our systems are ready to help them succeed,” Patty writes.
To read the full op-ed in MedCity News, CLICK HERE.