SDSU Nursing Program Focuses on Recruitment

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Published September 26, 2006 at 7:45 AM PDT

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Nurses are in high demand, especially in California. Dr. Catherine Todero is the new director of the SDSU School of Nursing. Todero talks about the impact of the nursing shortage, and her plans to a

Hospitals and clinics are begging for more nurses from coast to coast. The U.S. Senate actually passed legislation aimed at encouraging foreign nurses to immigrate to the United States.

A big part of the solution to this crisis is education. There are people who want to become nurses, but nursing schools are turning away applicants. One of those schools is San Diego State, which has the largest nursing program in the region.

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SDSU now has a new director of its nursing school. Catherine Todero comes to SDSU from the University of Nebraska and plans to increase recruitment capacity.

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Dr. Catherine Todero , new director of SDSU’s School of Nursing.