As baby boomers age and health care needs increase, health career professionals will be in high demand. Begin your health career journey by enrolling in Oakton Community College’s Basic Nurse ...

Kabira Madani was 14 when she first realized she wanted to be a nurse. “I was back home in Morocco,” she said. “My mom suffered with gallstones and every time she had an attack my dad would give her ...

Northwestern Medicine is trying to combat the nationwide nursing shortage with a program that trains non-clinical employees to take on clinical roles, and they’re opening up the program to more people ...

Over 80 high school students in the northern suburbs are ready to enter college or the workforce after receiving their Basic Nurse Assistant Training certificate from Oakton College on May 22.

Des Plaines, Ill. (May 30, 2023) - A record number of local high school students have taken their first step toward a rewarding healthcare career by completing Oakton College's Basic Nurse Assistant ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The need for nurses continues to grow in Chicago. To help bridge the gap caused by the nursing shortage, Northwestern Medicine launched a program where after four months, a person can ...

The program provides classroom instruction regarding competencies, the administration of basic nursing care to patients in a healthcare facility. The program includes hands-on experience in a clinical ...

In the last three years, Kiana Smith has transitioned from Panera Bread employee in the Northwestern Memorial Hospital building to hospital patient care technician. In what she described as a “shot in ...

CHARLESTON — Lakeview College of Nursing recently received approval to begin offering a basic nurse assistant training program and is seeking feedback from those ...