Editorial: Expanding area nursing programs will address growing demand

Editorial: Expanding area nursing programs will address growing demand

Two local universities and the region’s largest health-care system are stepping up to combat the growing shortage of nurses threatening the quality of medical care in Hampton Roads and across the nation. The nursing program at Old Dominion University in Norfolk said in October that it would be admitting new students for spring semesters, beginning in January, rather than having admissions in the fall semester only. ODU said that once the change …