[Teacher317]

My significant other is a nursing professor at a Div I-A university. She personally testifies about the appallingly low quality of students, and its continued decline for years. However, as the trend to hold nurses more liable (since doctors can affod better lawyers), giving them higher degrees of responsibility, and keeping their pay rather low, those who possess higher intelligence and betters consciences are simply going elsewhere... add in the fact that the unions are looking to make nursing their next playground to destroy, and you're looking at some real trouble in the near future.

[SarahW]

Absolutely true. The best and brightest move on to more satisfying and lucrative careers.