OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As California faces a critical shortage of registered nurses, Samuel Merritt University (SMU), a leader in health science education for over a century, is taking ...

California should redouble our own state investments in health care workforce pathways and financial support for students.” ...

"California must invest in competitive faculty pay, loan-repayment incentives, faculty diversity initiatives and regulatory reform." ...

Oscar Mateo dreamed of being an artist, but after he contracted leukemia when he was 20, his life plans abruptly changed. The compassionate nursing care he received while hospitalized touched him so ...

Will a cap on student loans discourage Californians from becoming nurses? We may find out. The Trump administration is proposing to restrict the amount of money nursing students can borrow to advance ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lorena Burkett, a registered nurse at Emanuel Medical Center in Turlock, says California's nursing shortage is rooted in heavy ...

California, like much of the nation, is not producing enough nurses working at bedsides to meet the needs of an aging and diverse population, fueling a workforce crunch that risks endangering quality ...