Article: Grant Program in Northern South Dakota Sprouts Home-Grown Nurses.

By Amanda Alexander, American News, Aberdeen, S.D. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Aug. 12--CODE BLUE, CODE BLUE. Those words indicate a medical crisis and put everyone on alert.

Now the nursing profession is having its own code blue in South Dakota:

-- 9 percent of South Dakota's registered nurse positions are vacant.

-- 72 percent of organizations hiring nurses report some degree of shortage.

-- 30 percent report moderate to severe shortages.

-- Fewer than 10,000 registered nurses (RN) are active in South Dakota.

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