Nurses

While hospitals have been overwhelmed by the sheer number of critical COVID-19 patients on the ground, a team of specialized nurses has also been caring for them in the air.

Given the burden COVID-19 has put on Idaho caregivers, currently under Crisis Standards of Care, the next generation of nurses can’t join the workforce soon enough.

McDonald went home after a particularly taxing night on that floor recently and went to bed. When she woke up, the lump of stress in her throat was still there, so she started typing a poem.

Ashley Brown is a registered nurse in the intensive care unit at St. Luke’s Meridian. After a couple of her shifts last week — right before the state activated Crisis Standards of Care in North Idaho — she recorded her thoughts for us.

As record numbers of COVID-19 patients — most of them unvaccinated — show up for treatment in Idaho hospitals, it’s often nurses and doctors who bear the brunt of the emotional toll.

Idaho’s Coronavirus Financial Advisory Committee approved funds Wednesday morning to pay for extra contract nurses and respiratory therapists.The $5…

Stress affects all of us, but for those who work in healthcare, the risks of stress can be hazardous. In a job that is inherently stressful, it is…

We introduce you to Boise nurse Nancy Caspersen. She's been helping people in Idaho quit using nicotine products for more than 20 years. Gemma Gaudette…

Nurses across Idaho will soon have a chance for more training when it comes to collecting evidence from victims of sexual assault.That’s thanks to two…

A grant to the Idaho Health Care Association will help bolster CNA numbers.Ada County accesses McArthur grant to look at criminal justice reform.A…