The Missing Math in Scaling the Nursing Workforce: What Mapping Nursing Program Structures Reveals About Faculty, Preceptor, and Clinical Site Demand in North Carolina
North Carolina faces an annual nursing deficit despite significant education investments. A capacity mapping study across three community colleges reveals that clinical training generates 3 to 8 times more faculty and preceptor demand than classroom instruction, varying substantially by institution and week. Planning expansion without this operational precision risks new bottlenecks.
Authors
- Vincent Ginski
Institutions
- Chamber of Deputies (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- North Carolina Medical Journal
- Published
- 2026-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18043/001c.162763
- Primary Topic
- Nursing education and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00