FAIRMONT – If you’d like to become a registered nurse and you already work in the field, Pierpont Community & Technical College is ready to help you bridge that gap. The school in Fairmont has launched its “Registered Nurse Bridge Program,” which will fast-track the process for ...
MORGANTOWN – Registered nurses in West Virginia rank relatively low for hourly pay compared to those in other states, but fare better when their pay is adjusted for cost of living. Pay for nurse practitioners ranks even lower, but their adjusted rate places them even higher. And the ...
MORGANTOWN – The maze of antiseptic, blue-tiled hallways and sterile white labs and pill-making chambers at the back end of the former Mylan plant will late next year be a warm and inviting school to train a new generation of nurses. The two leaders of the new WVU Medicine Center for ...
MORGANTOWN – Mon Health System and West Virginia Junior College inked a letter of intent on Monday to launch a first-of-its-kind nursing education program in the state. In a collaborative move to address the state's nursing shortage, WVJC's nursing students will experience an accelerated ...
WVU Today Students and faculty across the state have stepped up to answer the needs of the nursing shortage during the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to a three-point plan established by the West Virginia University School of Nursing. Since the pandemic gained momentum, the demands on nurses ...