An Eskenazi Health nurse in the neurosurgery clinic has earned a reputation for going above and beyond in her care for patients.

Bryce and Brittanny Budimir both work on the front lines of the pandemic. Because of the risks they face in their jobs, the they decided in mid-March to send their three young children to live with their grandparents.

Up until Tuesday, the CDC advised health care workers to use masks which filter out 95 percent of airborne particles. But, due to a shortage, it's now saying nurses can use simple surgical masks.

Nurses in Indiana will be able to work in other states that are part of the compact and vice versa.

The program pays 60% of unpaid nursing education debt for registered nurses and advanced registered nurses who work two years at medical facilities suffering critical shortages of nurses.

Health care providers now place more emphasis on primary care, creating a need for more primary care nurses in some places.

An award from the Health Resources and Services Administration will allow Community Health to expand a partnership with the University of Indianapolis School of Nursing. The school will add a first of its kind minor in primary care.

A formal dedication was held Thursday, Dec. 7 for Marian University's new state-of-the art building for its Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.

Indiana schools alone turned away more than 2,000 applicants in 2013 because they didn't have enough spots.

In May, the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration announced it was planning to lower the amount of money home health care workers would get through the Medicaid program - as much as 8 percent for registered nurses and 6 percent for home health aides. Now the state has decided to keep the 2016 rates intact.