Since 2021, BYU Nursing professors and students have been helping transform mountain rescue so that Hindu pilgrims can worship with increased safety. Part of the broader Mountain People Project founded by nursing professor Craig Nuttall and co-operated with Summers, BYU established the first medically-trained helicopter airlift program in the region to evacuate people to the main trauma center.
With the federal officials expecting an 8% shortage in full-time RNs in the US by 2028, and the World Health Organization expecting a shortage of 4.5 million nurses by 2030, a recent surge in nursing program applications is promising news. But there is a major complicating factor: young nurses are experiencing widespread early-career burnout. Enter BYU Nursing.
On Friday, April 24, BYU College of Nursing held its convocation ceremony in the Joseph Smith Building Auditorium, honoring 132 graduates—118 receiving Bachelor of Science degrees and 14 earning master’s degrees. The ceremony celebrated the graduates’ dedication, perseverance, and academic achievement.
