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Nurses at IU Health’s University and Methodist hospitals say they are planning to unionize.

Nurse practitioners say a licensing requirement in Indiana is contributing to higher health care costs and lack of access for patients. The American Association of Nurse Practitioners includes Indiana among the states that limit nurse practitioners from doing the full scope of their job.

A new analysis shows more and more people get their care from health providers other than physicians.

Nurses want lawmakers to consider how burnout and turnover lead to high health care costs for hospitals and patients. The state nurses association is advocating for a chance to be a part of the decision making process for staffing plans.

WGU Indiana has launched its 10th consecutive Night Shift Nurse campaign to recognize Hoosiers in the healthcare industry.

The Indiana State Nursing Board violated federal law by discriminating against nurses with substance use disorders, according to a Department of Justice finding.

Amid a nursing shortage, nursing homes are relying on staffing agencies for help — but they're charging more for their services. Agencies say it's simply supply and demand. Nursing homes say they're being gouged. And the nurses themselves just want to make more money.

Starting this fall, nursing students at Ivy Tech can enroll in the Beacon Scholars program, which offers tuition assistance, living stipends and future employment at Beacon facilities.

A proposed loosening of Indiana’s regulations on nursing education programs is advancing in the Legislature, with supporters saying the step is needed to help address a statewide nursing shortage.

Ivy Tech has a goal to admit 600 more nursing students each year by 2025.