Nursing

A Kentucky legislative committee has passed a bill that supporters say would improve the nursing workforce in the state.

Gov. Beshear signs executive order declaring Kentucky’s nursing shortage an emergency

Federal money is coming into Kentucky that will be used for what Governor Andy Beshear is calling ‘hero pay’ to reward essential workers who have been...

Kentucky nursing home administrators are worried that a new federal mandate for their employees to get vaccinated will lead to a worker shortage.

A new amendment to proposed legislation in Illinois would require hospitals to train nurses in sexual assault care by 2021. The Chicago Tribune reports…

Eastern Kentucky University’s decision to suspend its associate nursing program brought with it reaction from a group of nurses. The EKU Board of Regents…

Ohio is one of 13 states without a policy allowing a minor to consent, on her own, to pregnancy-linked health care. That means teens who go into labor are sometimes denied epidurals.

Research on the benefits of breast-feeding continues to grow, with studies showing some positive health effects last into adulthood. Breast-feeding rates…

Bellarmine University got a financial boost on Monday from Norton Healthcare to continue educating nurses amid a shortage in Kentucky.The $1.5 million…

A rededication and open house for WKCTC’s Mary Ellen Thompson Health Care Center will be held on Friday, August 12th. The center is on-campus and was…