Leaders of Wisconsin nursing schools are optimistic a new emergency rule allowing RNs with bachelor’s degrees to teach hands-on courses will help ease a faculty shortage. The issue is mirrored at the state level, according to the Wisconsin Nurses Association. Wisconsin Nursing Association Executive Director Gina Dennik-Champion said the faculty shortage makes it harder for students to get into nursing school. According to the Wisconsin Nurses Association, the number of people over age 75 in Wisconsin will increase by 75 percent by 2032. Doering said it’s been a challenge for nursing schools across the state to hire clinical faculty, partly because of the master’s degree requirement.