NH nursing programs see more applicants Plymouth State University nursing student Lauren Sanger administers vaccines at the Plymouth National Guard Armory in March. Rivier University nursing students practice on dummies during a lab class. —Courtesy Rivier University nursing students take blood pressure and perform other duties on dummies during a lab class. Courtesy photos Published: 4/13/2021 5:08:33 PM It would be difficult to say that there has been a lot of good to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the field of nursing, however, there may be a positive: the pandemic has focused attention on nursing careers, and schools around the Granite State are seeing more people apply to become nurses.