Lagrange College

Community Project Funding/congressionally Directed Spending - Construction - Lagrange College Intends to Enhance Its Nursing Department’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Program With New Equipment and Classrooms to Put More Quality-trained Nurses Into Hospitals, Addressing National and Statewide Shortages. the U.s. Bureau of Labor Statistics Projects That More Than 275,000 Additional Nurses Are Needed From 2020 to 2030, and That Employment Opportunities for Nurses Will Grow at 9 Percent, Faster Than All Other Occupations From 2016 Through 2026. According to the 2020 National Nursing Workforce Survey, “the Proportion of Nurses Reporting a Plan to Retire From Nursing Over the Next Five Years Is on the Rise, So the U.s. Healthcare System Needs to Be Prepared for Large Numbers of Nurses Leaving the Profession in the Near Future.” Additionally, the American Nursing Association Notes, “as the Pandemic Hit in March 2020, Nurses, Who Represent the Largest Group of Health Care Professionals in the Country, Already Were Under Strain. … During the Pandemic, Demand for RNS Surged. This Combined With Other Existing Factors to Considerably Worsen the Nursing Shortage.” as Nursing Continues to Become Even More in Demand, Lagrange College Plans to Double Its Capacity for Nursing Students Who Can Earn a Bachelor’s Degree and Enter the Workforce to Directly Address These Shortages. by Providing Updated Equipment and Facilities for More Students and a More Immersive Teaching Environment, We Will Help Meet Vital Patient Healthcare Needs.