Reports > State Responses to Health Worker Shortages:
Results of 2002 Survey of States > State Details
> Virginia Task
Force, Commission or Panel - In
2002, Virginia established, the State Advisory Council on the Future of Nursing
to address the nursing shortage.
Scholarships,
Loan Repayment - Legislation
has been introduced to make part-time nursing students eligible for scholarship
and loan repayment.
Data
Collection - Legislation
has been introduced to authorize the Board of Nursing to accept private grants
or donations for the purposes of collecting and analyzing nursing workforce information.
Other - The
Virginia Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education, is
working closely with local school divisions on requests for additional programs
that provide education and certification/licensure for emergency medical technicians,
dental assistants, nurse aides, LPNs, and veterinary aides.
- The
Virginia League for Nursing and the Virginia Partnership for Nursing held a nursing
summit in the fall of 2001 to study the cause and effects of the nursing shortage.
The summit included health care professionals, nursing educators, and hospital
and nursing home administrators. Findings of the summit will be made available
to the newly established State Advisory Council.
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