Lois Capps: “Like you, I feel that military nurses are especially equipped to take on the leadership role required of a nurse…”

“Like you, I feel that military nurses are especially equipped to take on the leadership role required of a nurse instructor. We need to ensure that we meet our mutual goal of increasing the capacity of colleges of nursing in order to graduate more nurses who can fill current vacancies that are widespread, both in the military and civilian sectors. I believe that this type of program can be a model for other programs to alleviate shortage of nurse faculty, and would ask the chairman to keep an open mind to other approaches to alleviating the nursing shortage. And I appreciate the urgency created during a time of war.”