Primary objective South Carolina desperately needs more nurse practitioners, especially in rural areas. The College of Nursing is meeting the challenge. Posted on: January 14, 2021; Updated on: January 14, 2021 Like a lot of patients at Jackie Baer’s health clinic on Johns Island, S.C., Bill* had limited financial means and a chronic health condition. Baer, a family nurse practitioner, had managed to lower Bill’s blood sugar, but she arranged for him to see an endocrinologist to put the finishing touch on his diabetes management. Imagine her shock when she saw Bill in her clinic weeks later and his blood sugar