CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Today, U.S. Representative Zach Nunn was at the Clive Behavioral Health building to discuss his new bipartisan bill.

The Train More Nurses Act incentivizes the federal government to provide grant funding to nurse higher education and end the shortage of clinical practioners and nurses.

CEO of Clive Behavioral Health Kevin Pettit says they’re feeling the impacts on their mental health clinic. “We are very familiar with the strain it puts on the facility, ultimately impacting the quality of care for our patients.”

According to Rep. Nunn, nearly 100,000 students in nursing programs were turned away from enrollment due to staffing shortages nationwide.

The Train More Nurses Act would bring in many of Iowa’s older nurses to help with the new generation.

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