Reports > State Responses to Health Worker Shortages:
Results of 2002 Survey of States > State Details
> Kentucky Task
Force, Commission or Panel - In
2001, Kentucky established a task force charged with identifying strategies to
maintain an adequate supply of nurses in the state.
Scholarships,
Loan Repayment - The
Nursing Incentive Scholarship Fund (NISF) provides scholarships annually to Kentucky
residents who will be attending approved registered nursing, practical nursing,
or graduate nursing programs. A recipient must work as a nurse in Kentucky for
one year for each annual award received.
- The
Nursing Workforce Foundation awards grants to educational institutions to help
nurses seeking to further their education.
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