The number of people studying nursing in New Zealand has stalled and is closing in on a decade low.

The Nurses Organisation are concerned the mounting pressure on current nurses are keeping people from entering the profession.

Dr. Sandy Richardson, College of Emergency Nurses chair, told Kate Hawkesby

“It’s more what do we do with them once we’ve got them into nursing? How do we find placements for them when they’re training? And how do we find jobs for them when they’ve finished training?”

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