Fact Based List:

Top Reasons Nursing Schools Do Not Accept Qualified Applicants

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  1. Lack of nursing faculty: 61.4%
  2. Insufficient clinical teaching sites 60.8%
  3. Limited classroom space 47.5%
  4. Budget cuts 32.2%
  5. Insufficient preceptors 31%

Source: "Fully-utilized Nursing Workforce Essential for Health Care Quality", Medical Home News, April 2010
Source URL: http://www.medicalhomenews.com
Notes: Respondents may list more than one factor. Adapted from AACN 2009 Survey of Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Programs- http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Media/pdf/TurnedAway.pdf.