In an effort to curb the shortage of nurses, area hospitals are establishing programs to train people laid off from the ailing automotive industry as nurses. Margaret Lepper, 43, is one of eight Wayne State University nursing students undergoing their clinical training at Henry Ford Hospital . The students are part of a second-degree program at WSU that trains college graduates to be nurses in 16 months. Henry Ford Health System pays their tuition in exchange for three years' employment upon graduation. The article includes a photo of Lepper checking the blood-sugar level of a patient as well as a photo of another WSU-identified student at work in the hospital.