NURSES

For 60 years, Lee College has trained students to become Registered Nurses (RN) and Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN), and starting this fall, the nursing programs will offer a new, state-of-the-art learning experience that aligns with the demands and rigor of the most modern patient care.

Health workers caring for pregnant women now face a bewildering array of legal questions.

On May 18, KPRC 2 is celebrating medical heroes throughout Texas Medical Center.

National Nurses Day is Friday -- so first of all, if you have a nurse in your life who deserves some recognition, today is the day!

Texas will soon surpass its previous COVID-19 hospitalization record. Doctors and nurses say they can’t keep up this pace for much longer and implore people to get vaccinated.

Just last week, we asked: If you’re a health care worker, what are you seeing lately on the job?

Whether you’re sick or injured, you need healthcare workers to treat you, and Harris County Commissioners spent Tuesday taking action to meet that need and try to stay ahead of the omicron variant.

Does it still seem like the COVID-19 pandemic just started, or do you feel like we’ve been dealing with this reality for ages?

The endorsement comes two days after one of Valencia’s key rivals for the Democratic nomination, Alexi Giannoulias, secured an endorsement from the Illinois Federation of Teachers.

More than a year into the pandemic, a doctor at Houston's United Memorial Medical Center said some of his nurses have left for higher paying jobs.

Harris County commissioners on Tuesday approved a $30 million dollar COVID-19 initiative to bring out-of-state nurses in to help overloaded hospitals in the county due to the COVID surge.

With multiple hospitals in the Houston area dealing with staffing issues, the Harris Health System received some much-needed help on Thursday.

Nearly 30 nurses will be sent to Kingman Regional Medical Center in Arizona.

Nearly 30 nurses will be sent to Kingman Regional Medical Center in Arizona.

While supporting mandatory vaccines for nurses, Texas Nurses Association officials say nurses do have the right to chose, but they also have the right to choose a different career field that doesn’t put themselves and others in harm’s way.

Campaigners say millions have not had even one vaccine dose, raising concerns for their communities.

The program pairs nurses and occupational therapists with seniors so they don't have to move into nursing homes.

In the early days of the pandemic, Susan Castor, a 64-year-old Filipino American nurse, would make her rounds taking care of patients at a transitional care unit at Community Medical Center in Toms River, N.J., wearing only a standard surgical mask, due to a nationwide shortage of PPE. Fortunately, Castor recovered after contracting the novel coronavirus—but countless other Filipino health care workers have not. The coronavirus has taken a devastating toll on Filipino nurses battling COVID-19 in the U.S. According to National Nurses United, as of April 2021, 24 percent of the nurses they surveyed who died from COVID-19 complications were Filipino; but, Filipinos only make up 4 percent of the total registered nurses in the country.

The California nurses feel a sense of calm after brushing and riding the horses.

The patient kept a list of the 66 nurses who helped care for him while he was hospitalized.

“She had the presence of mind to catch the baby and call for help,” said Dale Glenn, a doctor on the plane who helped her.

This is a great way to give back our medical community and nurses on on the front lines.

Depending on whether you’re looking to celebrate National Nurses Day, International Nurses Day, specifically RNs, or the nursing field in general, it’s all happening in early May.

HOUSTON – There’s a new medical drama on NBC that will definitely have you hooked in with just one episode! “Nurses” kicks off with a special preview tonight at 9 p.m. and Monday, December 14th, before moving to its normal timeslot on January 5th following “This Is Us.”The show, set and filmed in Toronto, follows five young nurses working on the frontlines of a busy downtown hospital, dedicating their lives to helping others, while struggling to help themselves. It also focuses on nurses that are usually only seen in the background of major medical shows. It’s about the everyday heroism and humanity that nurses bring to the floor every single shift. Watch as Lauren Kelly chats with stars Tiera Skovbye as Grace Knight, and Jordan Johnson-Hinds, as Keon Colby.

It’s unclear how Trump’s bout with the virus will affect the situation, but some doctors aren’t optimistic. After a few days of treatment at a military hospital, the president tweeted Monday, “Don’t be afraid of Covid. She complained that some people demand the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and think the only patients who get really sick have underlying health problems. That has been frustrating for all of us,” Montgomery said in an interview, adding: “It wears.”Combating virus skeptics is a battle across the country. And he is starting to hear fewer people dismiss the virus entirely since the president was diagnosed.

She is the result of a partnership with Joy Comfort Dog and Gloria Dei Lutheran Church & Lutheran Church Charities. The veteran comfort dog has trained for thousands of hours and has responded to several crisis situations across Texas, including the mass shootings in Santa Fe, El Paso and Midland. Joy’s latest job though is to help bring smiles and provide comfort to first responders on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis. So to be able to help in someway brings joy to our team as well,” said Stephanie Knea, with Joy Comfort Dog Ministry and Lutheran Church Charities. I think that all the nurses know who Joy is in our hospital, and they’re so excited for that,” said Welty.

HOUSTON The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking to hire dozens of temporary nurses in Houston, as part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Irving said she has already brought on around 30 temporary nurses since March. They can be here on station in roughly four to five days, Irving said. Irving said she still needs fulltime nurses, but the temporary workers have a place too. Registered nurses must be licensed and free of any restrictions to work at the VA, Irving said.

He has watched 15 of his COVID patients die since the middle of March and it is eating at him. Its really hard talking to the rest of that family, every day, and they were so hoping to be hearing good news. All over the country, exhausted medical workers are giving everything they own in their souls to keep fighting this pandemic. The worst day, I was talking to a patient that was my age. Ive seen the worst of the worst and its horrible what this disease can do to people.

(CNN) – Ten Covid-19 unit nurses are heading back to work after being placed on paid administrative leave for refusing to enter coronavirus patient rooms without an N95 mask. "They said it would stay in our file for three months and then they will take it out," Cline told CNN. Before that, the hospital had said there were no N95 masks for them and insisted they wear surgical masks instead, the nurses said​, even though other health care workers at the hospital were provided N95 masks. Cline and Michael Gulick, another nurse put on leave, previously told CNN the hospital would give them surgical masks -- not N95 masks -- while they were treating Covid-19 patients on April 9. Although the N95 masks are preferred, health care workers should only wear other face masks, such as surgical masks, when respirators are not available.

HOUSTON – Health care professionals are finding themselves stepping in as surrogate family members amid the coronavirus pandemic. Janeisy Romero, a nurse with Houston Methodist, said she doesn’t take the responsibility lightly. “I try my best to be there with them during those last moments.”Tabatha Ketner, a nurse at Houston Methodist, is also working in the highly infectious disease unit. Perhaps one death, a 93-year-old man named Richard Steubinger, weighs on the Houston Methodist nurses. According to Romero, Steubinger had a special place in the hearts of many in the COVID-19 unit health care workers, including Ketner.

Medical professionals around the world are working long days to help fight coronavirus and care for patients who are infected at overwhelmed hospitals. A small group of nurses who work in the labor and delivery unit at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Tennessee gathered on the helipad of the hospital to pray before work, WKRN reports. “When you have a few extra minutes at work you take the time to go to the helipad and pray,” Angela Gleaves said on Facebook. The women took a moment to pray over their colleagues at their hospital and around the world and for patients and their families. According to WKRN, Vanderbilt has 20,000 employees and leads Tennesse in the fight against coronavirus.

The first of damaged lead pipes in Flint was removed Friday, but there's still a long way to go. Children who tested positive for high lead levels need to be regularly monitored, and some nurses assigned that task are being spread thin. Adriana Diaz reports.

Ebola nurses ostracized after caring for virus patient Four nurses who risked their lives to save America's first Ebola patient told their story on "60 Minutes." "CBS This Morning" has extra material on how treating the Ebola patients has affected their daily lives. Scott Pelley reports.

After two nurses contracted Ebola, some of their co-workers were banned from travel while their health is being monitored. Watch Scott Pelley’s full report, "Treating Ebola."