OLYMPIA – Washington’s Legislature is debating a number of proposals to attract more people to become nurses. Ideas under consideration include helping students repay student loans and creating ...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated a health care staffing shortage in Washington, so the state Legislature this year provided more than $38 million to expand nursing programs ...

About 15.6% of Washington’s care homes have the worst rating available, and 26 have been cited for abuse. Getty Images As the baby boomer generation ages, the need for more nursing home care continues ...

Drexel University is authorized by the Washington Student Achievement Council and meets the requirements and minimum educational standards established for degree-granting institutions under the Degree ...

Washington state’s health care system depends on a strong and stable workforce, and nurses — the largest and most trusted profession in the country — are at the center of it. Patients and communities ...

SEATTLE — As the U.S. officially ends its emergency COVID-19 order on May 11, western Washington nurses reflected on the challenges of the industry during the course of the pandemic and looked ahead ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A U.S. Department of Justice investigation is looking into some Florida schools fraudulently issuing nursing diplomas. Operation Nightingale found more than 7600 fake nursing ...

As the baby boomer generation ages, the need for more nursing home care continues to grow. In Washington state, quality varies among such homes. The U.S. is estimated to have more than 70 million baby ...