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Kurpgeweit family 'learning as we go' after son's diagnosis with rare brain condition
As a licensed practical nurse, Alyx Kurpgeweit recognizes when a patient is in distress. As a mother, Kurpgeweit realized her son, Rhett, who was six months old at the time, was struggling. "He...
Holt County judge sends two women to prison
The Honorable Mark Kozisec, when he presided from the bench in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill on Dec. 4, sentenced two O’Neill women to prison. Bobbie I. Kleinberg, 44, was sentenced on her conviction related to a brutal attack on a ...
Protecting seniors' access to healthcare
Nearly 1.2 million Americans live in nursing homes today. The vast majority of those Americans are seniors, people who urgently need the specialized care that long-term nursing facilities provide. Tha...
Scholarships available for Nebraska nursing students
Any Nebraska resident enrolled in a licensed practical nurse program, associate degree of nursing program or accelerated Bachelor of Science in nursing program is eligible for a Fall 2023 scholarship up to $2,500. In 2022, the Nebraska Department of...
Local residents giving nursing a shot
National Nursing Assistant's Week is June 16 through June 22. Both Alyx Kurpgeweit and Faith Woslager worked as nursing assistants before obtaining their practical nursing degrees from Northeast...
Nebraska nursing shortage deteriorates hospital conditions
HASTINGS – With two nurses out sick in early December, charge nurse Osa Brooks found herself scrambling to care for 28 patients. With only one floor nurse available, employees from other units were c...
