Developments in the Nursing Education Opportunities Act:
The Nursing Education Opportunities Act: S. 2230 was first introduced on October 30, 2007. Since then, there has been no further developments in this bill. The bill is in the first step in the legislative process and still has to be reported by the Committee, voted on in the House, voted by the Senate, and considered and signed by the President, before the bill becomes a law.
Nursing Education Opportunities Act: S. 2230. To amend title VIII of the Public Health Service Act to expand the nurse student loan program, to establish grant programs to address the nursing shortage, to amend title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for a nurse faculty pilot project, and for other purposes. Introduced by: Mr. Biden
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This bill is very similar to the bill that our group is supporting.There is a growing national nursing shortage that needs to be addressed immediately, and what better way to attract nurses to the profession than by providing financial assistance and incentives. I am hopeful, that if Obama/Biden are elected this upcoming November, that this bill will be passed since Biden is responsible for the initial proposal of the bill.
I definitely agree with Meghan. The need for nurses is exponentially rising. I think providing financial assistance and incentives is a great way to bring people into the nursing field that do not have the same opportunity as others. However, I do feel that not only is there a need for incentives, but there needs to be more funds readily available to nursing schools so more students can be accepted into the program .
I find this bill very interesting and relevant to both our future profession as well as to the future of our country, as Senator Biden was the one to propose this bill. I think it is something that has been desperately needed to be addressed. As great as it may be that we are desired as new nurses, it is not fair to our patients in the hospital. A lack of nurses, means a higher nurse to patient ratio, and consequently less favorable patient outcomes in many cases. Has Obama given support to this bill as well? How do they plan on putting it into action?
Thanks for the blogsite address. I agree that all of us (faculty and students) need to support this bill.
In addition, we need to support some studies that continue to look at WHY NURSES LEAVE NURSING. I've had a number of colleagues over the years that just couldn't take the heat anymore and were extremely discouraged due to poor working conditions, mandatory overtime, etc. that lead to them leaving nurses all together. If we could attract some people BACK into nursing, this might ease the crisis some.
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