A new program launched in Oklahoma seeks to address the state's nursing shortage by offering financial support to aspiring nurses who cannot afford nursing school, ensuring job opportunities and loan ...

TULSA, Okla. — Oklahoma is in need of more nurses, according to a report by the Governor's Council for Workforce and Economic Development. It shows that the ratio of registered nurses (RN) per ...

Nursing homes across the country are facing a scary future: fewer staff projected over the next few decades, and more and more people who will need long-term care. Nursing homes across the country are ...

Faculty at OU Health are promoting their nursing program, which educators say has been helping to fill critical gaps in hospitals across the state. As the nursing shortage across Oklahoma continues, a ...

The daughter of a woman who died after breaking her femur in a nursing home is sharing her story, hoping other families don't have to experience the same preventable pain. A new report once again ...

Oklahoma’s nursing profession begins 2026 with updated rules, new practice guidelines, and expanded prescriptive authority for qualified APRNs. These initiatives aim to modernize oversight, enhance ...

Nearly a month after the state’s first nursing home residents died of COVID-19, many of Oklahoma’s long-term care facilities are struggling to find enough gowns and other protective equipment needed ...

Those are just some reasons healthcare workers say there aren’t enough nurses to cover every shift. “We’re seeing more death in a very short amount of time than some people see in an entire career,” ...

On a June 10 call, Oklahoma health officials told the state's nursing homes that they would take a slow, measured approach toward allowing visitors to return to the facilities whose elderly, ...

The daughter of a woman who died after breaking her femur in a nursing home is sharing her story, hoping other families don’t have to experience the same preventable pain. A new report shows some ...