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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Utah officials say the demand for nurses is easing, leaving fewer jobs.
Educators say the recession forced part-time nurses back to full-time work, and older nurses postponed retirement, leaving fewer job vacancies.
Beth Cole, dean of the College of Nursing at Brigham Young University, says a nursing shortage will return over the long-term as experienced nurses retire and the baby boomer generation ages.
Intermountain Healthcare spokesman Daron Cowley says his organization is hearing that the nursing shortage of just two years ago has vanished, leaving a tight job market in the profession.
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Information from: Deseret News
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