Although significantly smaller than its larger counterparts, Missouri faces a nursing shortage as well. The current nursing shortage as we know it sweeps the nation like a plague, and it’s affecting the quality of health care in our very own “Show Me State.” In fact, statistics predict that Missouri is three times as likely to suffer from a shortage increase compared to the rest of the nation.

There are a few important factors contributing to this shortage, and for the problem to resolve, those factors have to be addressed immediately. The biggest factor is a shortage of nursing programs and nursing educators. As a result, 79 of its countries fall short of meeting federal guidelines.
To meet the state’s demand for higher quality health care, Missouri needs to find and hire professional clinical nurse specialists, nurse anesthetists, nurse practitioners, and nurse-midwives. For this reason alone, many of the state’s health care facilities require each member of their staff to have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree.
Get yours from the institutions below.
Number of Missouri nursing jobs today: 51,634 RPNs
62,654 RPNs will be needed in Missouri by 2015
Chamberlain College of Nursing
NLNAC Accredited
Number of nursing schools: 37
Lincoln University
820 Chestnut, Jefferson City, MO 65102
NLNAC Accredited
Lincoln University
Truman Educational Center Building 499, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO 65473
NLNAC Accredited
Metropolitan Community College – Penn Valley
3201 Southwest Trafficway, Kansas City, MO 64111-2764
NLNAC Accredited
Missouri Southern State University – Joplin
3950 East Newman Road, Joplin, MO 64801-1595
NLNAC Accredited
Missouri State University-West Plains
128 Garfield Avenue, West Plains, MO 65775-2715
NLNAC Accredited
National American University – Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri, 7490 NW 87th Street
NLNAC Accredited
Park University
8700 N.W. River Park Drive, Parkville, MO 64152
NLNAC Accredited
Saint Charles Community College
4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, St. Peters, MO 63376
NLNAC Accredited
Southeast Missouri Hospital
2001 William Street, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
NLNAC Accredited
Southwest Baptist University
4431 South Fremont Street, Springfield, MO 65804
NLNAC Accredited
St. Louis Community College
3400 Pershall Road, St. Louis, MO 63135-1499
NLNAC Accredited
St. Louis Community College
11333 Big Bend Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63122-5799
NLNAC Accredited
St. Louis Community College
5600 Oakland Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110-1393
NLNAC Accredited
Success Healthcare/St. Alexius Hospital, Inc
3547 South Jefferson Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63118-3999
NLNAC Accredited
Three Rivers Community College
2080 Three Rivers Boulevard, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
NLNAC Accredited
Webster University
470 East Lockwood Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63119-3194
NLNAC Accredited
Chamberlain College of Nursing
6150 Oakland Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63139-3297
NLNAC Accredited
Cox College
1423 North Jefferson, Springfield, MO 65802
NLNAC Accredited
Hannibal-LaGrange College
2800 Palmyra Road, Hannibal, MO 63401-1999
NLNAC Accredited
Avila University
11901 Wornall Road, Kansas City, MO 64145-1698
CCNE Accredited
Central Methodist University
411 Central Methodist Square, Fayette, MO 65248-1198
CCNE Accredited
Cox College
1423 North Jefferson Avenue, Springfield, MO 65802
CCNE Accredited
Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College
4483 Duncan, Saint Louis, MO 63110
CCNE Accredited
Graceland University
1401 West Truman Road, Independence, MO 64050-3434
CCNE Accredited
Maryville University of Saint Louis
650 Maryville University Drive, Saint Louis, MO 63141
CCNE Accredited
Missouri State University
901 South National Avenue, Springfield, MO 65897
CCNE Accredited
Missouri Western State University
4525 Downs Drive, Saint Joseph, MO 64507
CCNE Accredited
Research College of Nursing
2525 East Meyer Boulevard, Room 100, Kansas City, MO 64132-1199
CCNE Accredited
Saint Louis University
3525 Caroline Mall, Saint Louis, MO 63104-1099
CCNE Accredited
Saint Luke’s College
8320 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64114
CCNE Accredited
Southeast Missouri State University
One University Plaza, MS 8300, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
CCNE Accredited
Truman State University
100 East Normal, Barnett Hall 223A, Kirksville, MO 63501-4221
CCNE Accredited
University of Central Missouri
600 South College, UHC 106A, Warrensburg, MO 64093
CCNE Accredited
University of Missouri – Columbia
S215 School of Nursing Building, Columbia, MO 65211-4120
CCNE Accredited
University of Missouri – Kansas City
2464 Charlotte Street , 2330 Health Sciences Building, Kansas City, MO 64108-2676
CCNE Accredited
University of Missouri – St. Louis
One University Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63121
CCNE Accredited
William Jewell College
500 College Hill, Liberty, MO 64068
CCNE Accredited
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Missouri State Board of Nursing
3605 Missouri Boulevard
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-1335
Licensing Fee: $45.00
Renewal Deadline: April 30th of each odd-numbered year
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