NUCLI

The Nursing Career Ladder Initiative (NUCLI) is a project that was completed in September of 2005. Based on regional labor market research, WIBs have worked in partnership with area hospitals, nursing homes, community health centers, home health programs and community colleges to develop recruitment and retention programs that would bring 1,000 new nurses into the pipeline by advancing nurse training programs through fast-track training, career coaching, support services, and targeted outreach to youth and older workers. Through the three-year project period, with $2.9M in funding from the US Department of Labor and $8.9M from partner organizations, the number of workers assisted through NUCLI has exceeded 1,700. Read more...

Public Higher Education Initiative in Nursing and Allied Health Education through the Board of Higher Education is a continuation of the NUCLI effort to address the nursing shortage crisis. The numbers speak to the ongoing crisis.  In 2003, there were 7,000 unfilled nursing positions. The Massachusetts Hospital Association projects the shortage to reach nearly 10,000 nurses by 2010 and to surpass 25,000 by the year 2020.  Read more...

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