Oscar Mateo dreamed of being an artist, but after he contracted leukemia when he was 20, his life plans abruptly changed. The compassionate nursing care he received while hospitalized touched him so ...

California should redouble our own state investments in health care workforce pathways and financial support for students.” ...

"California must invest in competitive faculty pay, loan-repayment incentives, faculty diversity initiatives and regulatory reform." ...

Lorena Burkett, a registered nurse at Emanuel Medical Center in Turlock, says the state’s nursing shortage is rooted in heavy workloads that dissuade young people from entering the field and drive ...

Nearly 60% of California counties face nursing shortages. Nurses blame management-driven staffing crises and poor working conditions, while hospital administrators cite skyrocketing costs and federal ...

Nursing, the nation's largest health care profession, is in critical condition. The U.S. faces a shortfall of more than 78,000 full-time registered nurses this year alone, and California's projected ...

Students practice with a mannequin simulating a patient at the Mt. San Antonio College campus in California. The shortage of clinical placements for nursing students has led some educators to argue ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California must invest in competitive faculty pay, loan-repayment incentives and faculty diversity initiatives to tackle the ...

California, like much of the nation, is not producing enough nurses working at bedsides to meet the needs of an aging and diverse population, fueling a workforce crunch that risks endangering quality ...

California, like much of the nation, is not producing enough nurses working at bedsides to meet the needs of an aging and diverse population, fueling a workforce crunch that risks endangering quality ...