Hospitals and medical schools in the Kansas City region are using a myriad of recruitment techniques as they respond to a nursing shortage, according to a KSHB report.
The University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City has several recruiting efforts in place. These include a program for high school students to visit the hospital and learn about nursing and other healthcare jobs, as well as programs where entry level nurses have a nurse mentor for one year, according to the report.
The hospital's CMO, Lee Norman, MD, told KSHB the hospital is offering competitive salaries for nurse recruits.
UMKC School of Nursing and Health Studies in Kansas City, Mo., is working to increase the number of qualified nurses with specialized and advanced degrees. Students who continue their education to earn advanced degrees are often eligible for scholarships, according to the report.
Joy Roberts, RN, associate dean for academics at the UMKC School of Nursing and Health Studies, told KSHB the nursing school has three applicants for every one applicant they can accept. The school has 100 new students this fall, along with students in master's and other graduate programs.
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