Breadcrumb Home Nurse shortage drives education, retention efforts Monday, May 5, 2014 New York Times http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/life/living-well/2014/05/04/nurse-shorta… Rita Frantz, dean of the University of Iowa College of Nursing, says nurse residency programs will play a major role as an experienced generation of nurses is replaced by new graduates with little experience.