Local Solutions Offered for Nursing Shortage

   Portland, Ore.

WHAT:

"A Shortage of Registered Nurses: Local Solutions to a Global Crisis," Deborah Burton, R.N., Ph.D., interim executive director of the Oregon Center for Nursing.


WHEN:

Saturday, May 13, 2002 at 7 p.m.


WHERE:

Red Lion Hotel, Crater Lake Room, 200 N. Riverside Ave., Medford, Ore.


DETAILS:

The presentation will highlight causes, symptoms and potential consequences of the growing shortage of registered nurses. It will showcase innovative strategies in resolving the crisis. Local implications for southern Oregon communities will be discussed.


MORE INFO:

Admission is free. Parking is available in the Parking Garage on Sixth St. and Riverside Ave. For more information, please call Christine Clifford at 541 552-6227.


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