Science May 26 How schools are using AI and VR to train the next generation of nurses By Ali Rogin, Diane Lincoln Estes
Nation Dec 03 Watch 7:30 Proposal to declassify nursing as 'professional' threatens ability to secure student loans New limits on student loans could reshape how the U.S. trains nurses and doctors. Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, medical students would be capped at borrowing $50,000 per year. The Trump administration is now proposing a stricter cap… By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas
Nation Nov 28 Watch 8:22 What makes nurses vulnerable to burnout and how it impacts the care they provide A federal study shows that last year, nearly half of healthcare workers reported they often feel burned out. Research suggests nurses are especially vulnerable and that can impact the care they provide. In collaboration with the Global Health Reporting Center… By Stephanie Sy, Gabriel Roy
Nation Nov 20 Watch 8:33 How nurses overcome challenges while treating patients with limited English proficiency The increasing diversity of the U.S. brings an array of challenges, including the basic hurdle of not speaking the same language. The stakes are especially high in a medical setting. In collaboration with the Global Health Reporting Center and with… By William Brangham and Caleb Hellerman, Global Health Reporting Center
Nation Nov 13 Watch 8:35 How a Houston hospital reversed the trend of nurses leaving the profession There are more than five million nurses in the U.S. and a survey shows nearly a third of them are thinking of quitting. That would be a devastating blow for patients and hospitals. William Brangham reports on efforts to turn… By William Brangham and Caleb Hellerman, Global Health Reporting Center
Jan 18 UK nurses walk out in new wave of strikes over pay By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Thousands of nurses in Britain have walked out in a new strike over pay, with no end in sight to a wave of industrial action that has piled pressure on the U.K.'s overburdened public health system. Continue reading
Jul 05 Ahead of retirement wave, some states fill jobs with apprenticeships By Sophie Quinton, Stateline While President Donald Trump and state lawmakers around the country extol the benefits of apprenticeships — and put money behind grants and tax credits to encourage private sector companies to offer them — some state agencies are creating their own… Continue reading
May 30 The demand for nursing isn't going away. Will more men join their ranks? By Kristen Doerer The problem is these health care jobs are associated with women’s work and with women’s pay. Continue reading
Apr 23 Nurse licensing laws block treatment for opioid addiction By Christine Vestal, Stateline Congress has paved the way to letting nurse practitioners and physician assistants prescribe anti-addiction medication. But laws in many states stand in the way. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch Scammers take advantage of Filipino nurses lured by promise of employment in the U.S. By PBS News Hour Shortages in the American health care system are raising demand for foreign nurses, who can unknowingly face great risk in finding a way to get to the United States. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from the Philippines about… Continue watching