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“I think people are still going into nursing for all the right reasons,” said Dr. Tammy Spencer, assistant dean of the undergraduate program at the CU College of Nursing and a veteran nurse who still does hospital shifts. She reads the applications. “I still get that theme. ‘I want to help people, I want to make a difference. I’ve had an experience myself or with my family that has really drawn me into this profession.’”