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A new study by the Oregon Center for Nursing in Portland, Ore., reports a change in the number of qualified students applying for admission to Oregon’s nursing programs.

Previous reports indicated that, in Oregon, there were five to six qualified students for each nursing school position. The new study, supported by a grant from the Oregon Workforce Investment Board, indicates that there are about two qualified applications for each available nursing school position. This is significantly lower than previous reports, and, according to Kristine Campbell, executive director of the OCN, “indicates, while applying to nursing school is still a highly competitive process, fewer students are being turned away than previously reported.”

Since 2002, Oregon nursing programs doubled student enrollment in preparation for the impending nursing shortage. In 2008, after this huge increase, the OCN created the Nursing Student Admissions Database, which collects data on the number of students applying for nursing school.

The full report, “Who Gets In? Pilot Year Data from the Nursing Student Admissions Database,” can be accessed at www.oregoncenterfornursing.org.