Louisiana has a serious shortage of nurses. Here’s what universities are doing about it.
“The healthcare outcomes are not what we need them to be in Louisiana," said Brenda Douglas, dean of Tulane's nursing program. "A big part of that is because we don't have enough nurses that we need to pay attention to individual people's needs." Louisiana universities are facing a serious shortage of nurses, with a 2025 report predicting a gap between demand and supply of over 267,000 full-time registered nurses by 2028. The shortage is particularly acute in rural areas, with Louisiana expected to have an expected shortage of 11%, or 5,680 fewer full-term RNs than the state is anticipated to need. Students participating in a simulation at the Tulane University School of Medicine, where the recently launched accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing operates, have been offered scholarship incentives to stay in the state after graduation. Many universities reject suitable applicants due to inadequate resources. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing report found that U.S. nursing schools denied over 92,000 applications in 2025 due to insufficient resources.
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