A Shortage of Care <Tab/>We hear about it in newspapers, on television and over the radio. Today there is a shortage of nurses and healthcare workers and the problem is going to get worse over the next couple decades with the baby boomer generation getting older. <Tab/>The statistics show us just how bad this dilemma is in Iowa. There are 2,516 projected RN vacancies among employers …showed first 75 words of 1079 total…

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