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Nursing shortage can be fixed by speeding up the licensing process

Eliminating layers of government bureaucracy may help keep hospital workers engaged in the profession, writes Jennifer Stefano.

More than half of the 12,000 nurses who were issued licenses to work in Pennsylvania in 2021 waited longer than three months to obtain them, according to one analysis.
More than half of the 12,000 nurses who were issued licenses to work in Pennsylvania in 2021 waited longer than three months to obtain them, according to one analysis.Read moreJae C. Hong / AP