SOUTH CAROLINA NURSE RETENTION INITIATIVE (SCNRI) www.scnurseretention.org Mission: The South Carolina Nurse Retention Initiative (SCNRI) is helping to combat the growing nurse shortage facing Beaufort and Jasper Counties. While the need for nurses has been critical over the past few years, with tens of thousands of residents expected to join our communities over the next few years, the growing nurse shortage is taking on a new urgency. Our program, housed at the Community Foundation of the