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 ...

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.

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 ...

COOS BAY -- Several Marshfield High School students are getting a jump start on their nursing careers before graduation. Ten girls are enrolled in the basic nursing assistant course. The class is part ...

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 ...

Kiana Smith joined Northwestern Medicine two years ago as a Panera Bread employee before becoming a security guard in the emergency department. Time around patients sparked her interest in a clinical ...

MATTOON -- Lake Land College has a new Basic Nursing Assistant (BNA) program. The program includes the basic nursing assistant class plus additional healthcare classes to provide a college certificate ...

Oakton College celebrated a milestone achievement as 83 high school students received a Basic Nurse Assistant Training (BNAT) Certificate, May 22. The program not only awards completers early college ...