nurses

Nursing students at Bowie State University use interactive medical mannequins of all ages to train in the university’s simulation resource center. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.

Nursing students at Bowie State University can recreate and practice life-like medical scenarios as part of the university’s nursing simulation resource center, complete with interactive medical mannequins. Student Renee Taylor acts out a scenario by introducing herself as she would with a real patient: “Hello, Mr. Shapiro. My name is Renee, and I’m the nurse that’s going to be...

The new plan is designed to deal with a shortage of healthcare workers in schools — but the DC Nurses Association says they’re concerned about its impact on students. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.

Some nurses and parents are unhappy with the new model put into place by DC Public Schools to try and deal with a shortage of healthcare workers.

D.C. Public Schools now has one nurse for every four schools, rather than one registered nurse at each school. News4’s Joseph Olmo explains why nurses and parents are concerned by the change.

Barbara McWhinney taught doctors about medicine, inspired others to become nurses and even returned to work after COVID-19 almost killed her.

An 82-year-old nurse is retiring in Winchester, Virginia, after 55 years on the job. News4’s Julie Carey has her story.

NBC4 honored the frontline heroes and standout nurses at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital during National Nurses Week. News4’s Community Reporter Molette Green reports.

Nurses from across the country say they are losing colleagues at alarming rates. They want action to improve working conditions before it’s too late. Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg has the News4 I-Team update.

A new national study released Thursday revealed 100,000 nurses left the workforce due to the pandemic and another almost 700,000 are considering leaving by 2027.

The I-Team reviewed nearly three years’ worth of complaints filed by unionized nurses in assignment despite objection (ADO) forms, which many unions use to document safety concerns on the job. News4’s I-Team Reporter Ted Oberg reports.

From complaints about unsafe shifts to an inability to provide adequate care, documents obtained by the News4 I-Team show the toll of the national nurse staffing crisis inside an area hospital.

Nurses at two of New York City’s largest hospitals went on strike Monday, potentially leading to disruptions in care around emergency room visits and childbirth, after lengthy weekend negotiations over a new contract stalled. Frustrated nurses chanted and waved signs outside Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan demanding higher wages. The walkout involves...

Marymount University and Sibley Hospital have partnered to financially help nursing students to lessen burnout from working in the medical field, News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports.

Nurses in Washington, D.C., are raising concerns about staffing shortages amid a nationwide strain on health care systems. The District of Columbia Nurses Association, a labor union, released a survey of its nurses in which more than 95% of them said staffing shortages are a major issue in the workplace. Nurses who took the survey also reported that their units…

The strain on the nation’s health care system continues to be a concern and now nurses in D.C. are raising their concerns about staffing shortages. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.