Funding Nurse Recruitment While Defunding Nurse Educators

This Viewpoint discusses US federal budget decisions to eliminate funding for nursing education while recruitment programs continue, leading to an emphasis on addressing immediate needs rather than long-term workforce sustainability.

Corresponding Author: Joshua Barrett, PhD, MBA, RN, UNC Center for the Business of Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 360 Kenan Dr, Ste 406, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (joshua_barrett@kenan-flagler.unc.edu).

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