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	Podcast:		Maine Things Considered
	Episode:		UMaine Nursing Programs See Far More Applicants Than Available Spots
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:02:32
	Publish Date:		2018-05-17 15:38:48
	Description:		Maine’s public universities are anticipating a record number of nursing applicants for the 2018-2019 school year, even as the state continues to struggle with nursing shortages. One source of relief could be a proposed $75 million bond that would include funding to expand nursing education. The numbers don't lie, and the numbers are huge. At the system's flagship campus in Orono, University of Maine spokesperson Dan Demeritt says that as of May 1, the School of Nursing had received more than 1300 applications for its Bachelor of Nursing (BSN) program. The number of fall openings for that program is 110. There are similar disparities at other UMaine campus nursing program: UMFortKent has 370 applicants for 53 openings; University of Southern Maine has 500 applications for 160 openings and UMAugusta has 277 applicants for 80 openings. "We're talking a lot about nursing as a needed career and as a result, over the last four years, we've seen increasing demand for positions in our nursing
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