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Murray State University recently received a $500,000 federal grant — with the potential for up to $1.5 million over the next few years — to develop a program in hopes to help alleviate the nationwide nursing shortage.
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Kentucky nurses say people can build diverse careers with a nursing education. But racism in the industry makes it especially difficult to recruit and retain nurses of color.
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A Kentucky legislative committee has passed a bill that supporters say would improve the nursing workforce in the state.
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Gov. Beshear signs executive order declaring Kentucky’s nursing shortage an emergency
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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...
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Kentucky nursing home administrators are worried that a new federal mandate for their employees to get vaccinated will lead to a worker shortage.
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A new amendment to proposed legislation in Illinois would require hospitals to train nurses in sexual assault care by 2021. The Chicago Tribune reports…
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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…
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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.
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Research on the benefits of breast-feeding continues to grow, with studies showing some positive health effects last into adulthood. Breast-feeding rates…