Free Fishing Weekend Planned June 10, 11
West Virginia’s Free Fishing Weekend will return June 10-11, 2023.
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Legislators Hear Update On State’s Effort To Address Nursing Shortage
Legislators have tried to help address the state’s nursing shortage, but one of their actions may have had an unintended consequence.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsTwo W.Va. Nurses Pass Away From COVID-19
Two nurses have passed away in West Virginia due to COVID-19 -- the first nurses to do so in the state -- and this comes after healthcare workers pushed for better working conditions.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. House Backs Aides Giving Nursing Home Drugs
West Virginia's House has voted to let nursing aides give various prescription medications to patients at nursing homes.Supporters of the bill, approved…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBill Clarifying Right-to-Work Law Passes in House
A bill that sparked some debate in the Senate has made its way to the House of Delegates. It would make changes to the West Virginia Workplace Freedom…
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Nursing Agreement Raises Concerns in House
Members of the House’s Judiciary Committee are considering a bill that its sponsors hope will curb West Virginia’s nursing shortage.House Bill 2522 would…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDeath of Patients Can Cause Stress, Trauma for Critical Care Nurses
Despite best efforts, CPR is not always successful in a hospital. But the death of a patient after CPR can be really stressful for critical care nurses.…
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