BSN Programs Illinois

Aging baby boomers and the looming retirement of more than 50 percent of Illinois nursing workforce are driving the demand for more registered nurses. A survey of 53,000 registered nurses, conducted by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation in May 2015, warned of an impending shortage of nurses as over 40 percent of the workforce fell into the 55 years or older age group. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services took an entirely different position by … Read the rest