Regents Ask Lawmakers to Help Boost Nursing
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Colby Free Press Monday, December 19, 2005 Page 7 Regents ask lawmakers TV LISTINGS to help boost nursing program sponsored by the TOPEKA (AP) — The board that oversees public higher education in COLBY FREE PRESS Kansas wants lawmakers to ap- prove a five-year, $10.6 million It’s in the mix of things to be consid- program to boost nursing school ered. But the problem is we have a little ex- WEEKDAYS DECEMBER 20 - DECEMBER 26 enrollment by 250 students annu- “ ally to counter the state’s shortage tra money and lot of extra demands . .” of health professionals. Derek Schmidt, 6 AM 6:30 7 AM 7:30 8 AM 8:30 9 AM 9:30 10 AM 10:30 11 AM 11:30 Legislative leaders say while it’s KLBY/ABC Good Morning Good Morning America Martha The View Million- News a good idea, money will be scarce Senate majority leader, H h Kansas aire KSNK/NBC News Cont’d Today Live With Regis Paid Paid during the session starting Jan. 9. R-Independece L j and Kelly Program Program “It’s in the mix of things to be KBSL/CBS News Cont’d News The Early Show The 700 Club The Price Is Right The Young and the considered. 1< NX Restless “But the problem is we have a K15CG BBC Yoga Body Caillou Jakers!- Barney- Teletub- Mister Dragon Beren. Sesame Street ing the upcoming legislative ses- versity of Kansas. d World Electric Winks Friends bies Rogers Tales Bears little extra money and lot of extra sion will be finding money to meet “There is a national, interna- ESPN SportsCenter Sports- Varied SportsCenter SportsCenter Sports- Varied NFL Live Fast- demands,” Senate Majority Leader a state Supreme Court mandate for tional, shortage of nurses. It’s a O_ Center Center break Derek Schmidt, R-Independence, lawmakers to spend more on pub- seller’s market. This is an approach USA Movie Cont’d Movie Varied Programs Movie Varied Programs said Thursday. lic education for kindergarten that will certainly make a big dent.” P^ TBS Saved Saved Saved Saved Dawson’s Creek Movie Becker Becker The Board of Regents on Wed- through 12th grade. Ed Hammond, president of Fort P_ by Bell by Bell by Bell by Bell nesday unanimously voted to seek House Taxation Committee Hays State University, said the WGN Chang- Believer Happy Happy Hillbil- Hillbil- Rockford Files Matlock Magnum, P.I. legislative approval for a plan to Chairman Kenny Wilk, R-Lansing, school was prepared to increase by Pa ing Voice Days Days lies lies TNT Angel NYPD Blue NYPD Blue ER ER Judging Amy hire more nursing faculty members, agreed the nursing school proposal 50 percent, to 60 each year, the QW acquire new classroom equipment is a good idea but added: “I would- number of nursing students it ac- DSC Paid Paid Paid Paid Varied Programs and create a loan program to help n’t put a check mark with it being cepts. QY Program Program Program Program students obtain the master’s degree completed anytime soon.” Under the proposal, $5.7 million A&E Varied Programs City Confidential Q^ needed to teach at public nursing Kansas’ shortage of health care would be used in the program’s first HIST Varied Programs schools in Kansas. professionals is driven by the state’s year. That includes $3.1 million for Q_ “Highly qualified applicants are aging population, a slump in nurs- medical equipment, $1.8 million NICK Oddpar- Oddpar- Spon- Spon- Dora the Go Blue’s Backyar- Dora the Lazy- Max & Dora the being turned away from Kansas ing school enrollment at Kansas for faculty salaries, $750,000 for Rl ents ents geBob geBob Explorer Diego Clues digans Explorer Town Ruby Explorer DISN The Higgly- Ein- JoJo’s Doodle- Charlie The Koala Varied Programs Ein- nursing programs,” said Cindy colleges and universities, and facilities and $135,000 for student R] Wiggles town steins Circus bops & Lola Wiggles Brothers steins Hornberger, nursing dean at Wash- higher salaries in other states. loans. FAM Kong- Spider- Power Power Movie Varied Programs Step by Step by Full Full burn University. “All nursing pro- The plan to boost enrollment has Ongoing costs of the nursing R_ Series Man Rangers Rangers Step Step House House grams are now at capacity.” HALL New Morning The Waltons The Waltons Little House on the Little House on the The Waltons backing from the Kansas Board of school expansion would be $2.8 SW Prairie Prairie The proposal responds to the Nursing, the Kansas State Nurses million in the second year. Legislature’s call for a strategy to Association, and public colleges About $2.1 million would be raise nursing school enrollment by and universities with nursing pro- needed over 10 years to finance the 25 percent. grams. loan initiative, which would bind WEEKDAYS DECEMBER 20 - DECEMBER 26 Labor studies indicate demand in “It is a proactive approach to recipients of a master’s degree in the state for registered nurses could what is potentially a very critical nursing to teach in a Kansas nurs- grow more than 30 percent by 2010. problem for the state,” said Karen ing school in exchange for forgive- 12 PM 12:30 1 PM 1:30 2 PM 2:30 3 PM 3:30 4 PM 4:30 5 PM 5:30 Among the biggest demands dur- Miller, dean of nursing at the Uni- ness of $5,000 annually in loans. 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