Nursing

Avera Hospital announces its commitment to hiring Mount Marty Nursing students before and after graduation. Mounty Marty nursing students now have a direct path to not only a job but also to student loan forgiveness.

Another school year is right around the corner. As a result, the most recent state Board of Regents meeting assessed the state’s nursing shortage and university admissions requirements.

Registered nurses are in short supply in South Dakota. Now, Dakota Wesleyan is entering a public-private partnership to fill that gap.

Many of South Dakota’s nursing facilities contend with mid-century infrastructure and a chronic lack of staff. With some on the verge of closing, some lawmakers say consolidation is the path forward.

We get two perspectives on the nursing shortage in South Dakota. Nursing professor Lynn White, Ph.D., and nursing student Anna Sudbeck join us.

Northern State University has long hosted a pre-nursing program, but now say they’re ready to be a one-stop-school for the state’s aspiring nurses.

The University of South Dakota Department of Nursing received $3 million to assist in training more nurses.

South Dakota’s two largest universities each received accreditation for a new health care program.

The two grants, Project NEXT and the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and Retention Training Program, come courtesy of the Health Resources and Services Administration – or HERSA. Karna Pfeffer is director of education at Avera St. Mary’s in Pierre. She says telehealth and education are on the table.

The Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation rewarded nursing faculty at South Dakota State University $50,000 to improve healthcare options and treatment for the Lakota community in Rapid City.