Nurses

Local churches help nurses cope during holidays

Local churches help nurses cope during holidays

Local churches help nurses cope during holidays

LAWTON – More than a dozen Lawton churches adopted nursing units during the holidays as a way to bring some joy to the overworked medical professionals as the COVID-19 pandemic spiraled out of control.
Comanche County Memorial Hospital is refusing to pay exorbitant hourly rates for travel nurses.

Comanche County Memorial Hospital is refusing to pay exorbitant hourly rates for travel nurses.

CCMH: We won’t give in to ‘price gouging’ for nurses

LAWTON – Comanche County Memorial Hospital is refusing to pay exorbitant hourly rates for travel nurses who would care for COVID-19 patients, a hospital administrator said.
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Nurses across Texas are alarmed at the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, and hospitals in several major cities were at capacity in November, according to the Texas Nurses Association. Texas had close to a million COVID-19 cases as of Nov.
BSN-DNP academic program to training nurses in highly advanced clinical skills

BSN-DNP academic program to training nurses in highly advanced clinical skills

OU College of Nursing launches BSN-DNP program for advanced nursing

OKLAHOMA CITY – The OU Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing is launching a BSN-DNP academic program to train nurses in highly advanced clinical skills. Applications are due in January, but the college is preparing prospective students with informational sessions that begin Sept. 26.