Nurses

Nurses hope the union will mean more power in negotiating pay and lead to better working conditions amid pandemic-era turnover.

The pandemic pay for traveling nurses was too good to pass up for many RNs. But some are ready to settle down at home, and they're finding full-time jobs aren't keeping up with salary increases.

This wave is hitting as the nursing workforce in Texas is burnt out and shrinking

Here's how their hospitals are doing nearly two years into the pandemic, what they are seeing in new omicron patients, and their thoughts on the wave of burnout affecting the industry.

The district will now report new cases of the coronavirus every day, instead of once a week, and will hire additional nursing staff to help with contact tracing efforts.

Hospitals have hundreds of empty positions and a fraction of the workforce they need at the worst possible time, officials told legislators on Tuesday.

The lack of available nurses has driven up salaries and created a heated, competitive job market as thousands of positions remain open throughout Texas.

The Texas Nurses Association is urging the public to get vaccinated to protect themselves, prevented the health care system from being overwhelmed and support nurses.

Only 35 percent of injured sexual assault victims in the U.S. receive medical care, according to a new study that suggests not enough nurses are trained…