/tags/nurses nurses en-US Copyright Thu, 08 May 2025 20:25:28 GMT /2025-05-08/nurses-ask-ohio-lawmakers-for-a-remedy-to-staffing-shortages-and-violent-workplaces Nurses from Ohio said critically short-staffed care units and workplace violence are causing some to consider leaving the profession. Thu, 08 May 2025 20:25:28 GMT /2025-05-08/nurses-ask-ohio-lawmakers-for-a-remedy-to-staffing-shortages-and-violent-workplaces Jo Ingles /2023-03-22/nurses-lobby-ohio-lawmakers-for-bill-mandating-safe-staffing-ratios-in-hospitals Right now, there are no bills under consideration that would require staffing ratios in medical facilities in Ohio. Wed, 22 Mar 2023 15:53:09 GMT /2023-03-22/nurses-lobby-ohio-lawmakers-for-bill-mandating-safe-staffing-ratios-in-hospitals Jo Ingles /news/2022-05-12/nurses-call-for-better-working-conditions-during-protest-at-ohio-statehouse Ohio nurses held a rally at the Statehouse Thursday to bring light to issues plaguing the profession, such as low staffing. Thu, 12 May 2022 19:49:23 GMT /news/2022-05-12/nurses-call-for-better-working-conditions-during-protest-at-ohio-statehouse Debbie Holmes /coronavirus/2022-01-12/ohios-hospitals-are-using-visiting-nurses-to-alleviate-the-shortage-during-the-pandemic But the Ohio Hospital Association says those services come with a steep cost. Wed, 12 Jan 2022 21:52:26 GMT /coronavirus/2022-01-12/ohios-hospitals-are-using-visiting-nurses-to-alleviate-the-shortage-during-the-pandemic Jo Ingles /2022-01-06/short-staffed-and-covid-battered-u-s-hospitals-are-hiring-more-foreign-nurses Montana's largest hospital recently signed employment contracts with two dozen foreign nurses. Nationwide, a backlog of 5,000 international nurses await approval to enter the U.S. Thu, 06 Jan 2022 20:21:21 GMT /2022-01-06/short-staffed-and-covid-battered-u-s-hospitals-are-hiring-more-foreign-nurses Nick Ehli /coronavirus/2021-12-22/central-ohio-hospitals-brace-for-covid-surge Healthcare workers continue to fight the all-out battle against the deadly coronavirus that has been going on for two years straight. Wed, 22 Dec 2021 10:00:00 GMT /coronavirus/2021-12-22/central-ohio-hospitals-brace-for-covid-surge Natasha Williams /coronavirus/2021-12-21/central-ohio-nurses-urge-people-to-get-vaccinated A major spike in Coronavirus cases throughout the state has nurses, doctors and other health officials very worried. They say we are headed into another deadly COVID winter, and if more Ohioans don't get vaccinated, the highly infectious omicron variant could lead to even more infections and hospitalizations, breaking last winter's records. Tue, 21 Dec 2021 21:14:30 GMT /coronavirus/2021-12-21/central-ohio-nurses-urge-people-to-get-vaccinated Natasha Williams /coronavirus/2021-10-11/ohios-school-nurses-are-sick-of-working-long-hours-during-the-pandemic Nurses at the state's K-12 schools said they are short-staffed and overwhelmed with contact tracing. Mon, 11 Oct 2021 20:00:18 GMT /coronavirus/2021-10-11/ohios-school-nurses-are-sick-of-working-long-hours-during-the-pandemic Jo Ingles /coronavirus/2021-09-13/amid-rising-covid-19-hospitalizations-nurses-face-increasing-risk-of-burnout The U.S. was dealing with a shortage of nurses even before the pandemic. Now, with COVID-19 hospitalizations rising once again, there’s concern that nurses on the frontlines are at even greater risk of burnout. Mon, 13 Sep 2021 10:55:46 GMT /coronavirus/2021-09-13/amid-rising-covid-19-hospitalizations-nurses-face-increasing-risk-of-burnout Natalie Krebs /news/2021-01-04/pandemic-inspires-boom-of-applicants-to-ohio-nursing-and-medical-schools Meris Shuwarger, a nursing student at Chamberlain University’s Columbus campus, helps lead study groups and tutors students taking what the school… Mon, 04 Jan 2021 10:00:00 GMT /news/2021-01-04/pandemic-inspires-boom-of-applicants-to-ohio-nursing-and-medical-schools Adora Namigadde