By: Meredith McCown TULSA, Oklahoma - On Friday, Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe announced a request for federal funding to help with Oklahoma's nursing shortage. The request totals $866,000 to help expand Tulsa Community College's Nursing Program. The hope is the funding would help more people graduate the program and get more skilled nurses to work in Oklahoma. Aubrey Alrahdi is a second-year nursing student at TCC and shadowing at a hospital. She said she sees the burden of the shortage. "They're awesome nurses and they got the job done. But it was incredibly difficult and stressful because we just don't have the help that we need," Alrahdi said.