Hope for the Holidays
Bring It On 2010 With the country seemingly fomenting from one crisis to the next this past year, many of us are looking forward to a new beginning, let�s bring on that extra digit for 2010! This article highlights what one family did to make a difference in a social need, providing a little hope for the holidays. Nursing Shortage As the United States population continues to age, more of us will become hospital patients, which is of concern given the current 135,000 nursing vacancies across the country. Despite the economic downturn, a shortfall in nursing supply continues and is expected to grow to 260,000 in the next fifteen years. Which means, when we are older and more vulnerable, who will be there to care for us? Mid-course correction Donna grew up a middle child of seven, in the Great Lakes land of Swedes and Norwegians. When she became an adult she had seven children, four of them before age 24. After several cross-country moves she returned to school and completed her R.N. prog...