nurses

House Bill 1259 makes the only requirement for instructors a nursing license, eliminating the 18-month minimum on clinical experience needed.

Nurse practitioners say a licensing requirement in Indiana is contributing to higher health care costs and lack of access for patients.

The school just inducted the largest class of undergraduate students in its 109-year history.

A Chicago-based medical consulting firm found the average travel nurse in the United States makes $132 per hour, which is more than double the 2019 average.

The U.S. Department of Justice found earlier this year that a program to help rehabilitate and monitor nurses with substance use disorders violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Oni Thomas is entering a profession that already faced a worker shortage before the pandemic. Since early 2020, nursing has been hit particularly hard by the constant care of those suffering from COVID-19.

The system declined to outline the average pay these temporary workers are receiving.

Even before the pandemic, the U.S. was dealing with a shortage of nurses. Now, with COVID-19 hospitalizations rising once again, there’s concern that nurses on the frontlines are at even greater risk of burnout.