HHS invests $13 million to bolster nursing education

The Department of Health and Human Services last week announced it was awarding $13 million to strengthen nursing education. HHS awarded over $8 million to 10 organizations through the Clinical Faculty and Preceptor Academies Program to support partnerships among academics, clinicians and communities to increase the number of preceptors, who in turn, can train more nurses. HHS awarded $4.75 million to 14 organizations through the Registered Nurse Training Program to increase the number of nursing students trained in acute care settings. The program seeks to improve health outcomes and health equity by strengthening the capacity and skill set of undergraduate students to provide high-quality culturally sensitive care in underserved communities. (HHS news release, 10/21/22)