Audio: U.S. Sen. Hutchinson, Dean Hodges Address Proposed Legislation on Nursing Shortage

JAN. 22, 2002 | U.S. Sen. Tim Hutchinson (R-AR and Dean Linda C. Hodges, Ed.D, R.N., of the College of Nursing, appeared together today in Little Rock to call for broad support by nurses for a proposal in Congress to alleviate the nationwide nursing shortage. See the complete story here.

Sen. Hutchinson describes the depth of the nursing shortage in Arkansas...
"Just listen to this and I think you'll understand..." (58 sec.) Audio

U.S. Sen. Tim Hutchinson and Nursing Dean Linda C. Hodges (JohnPaul Jones)

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Dean Hodges describes how much the supply of future nurses has diminished at UAMS and around the country...
"We have really dropped in our enrollment..." (36 sec) Audio

Sen. Hutchinson says the Senate bill provides grants for innovative recruitment and a public awareness campaign to improve the image of nursing...
"Ninety-three percent of the workforce today are women..." (30 sec) Audio

Dean Hodges tells nurses they can help push the Nurse Reinvestment Act through Congress...
"What can we do to influence that process?..." (53 sec) Audio

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