Sara and Amie talk about the chronic nursing shortage and nursing recruitment such as high entrance grades, cheating, and the lack of clinical placements and preceptors. They also talk about creative solutions, and the dire need for more government support. There is significant red tape for internationally trained nurses, and nurses who want to return to the bedside. They also discuss a looming strike due to a proposed wage cut of new hires by a whopping 26-39%! What can be done? Listen and find out!   Thank you to our sponsor Samuel Merritt University! If you’re interested in getting more information on their MSN and DNP programs and scholarships visit them at https://smumsn.com and show them how much you appreciate them for sponsoring our podcast!   Links: She wants to be a nurse, but a 94% average wasn't enough to get into program More Than 30,000 Kaiser Permanente Workers Just Announced They’ll Strike This Month Clinical placement experience of nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study