Category: Nursing

How 6 systems are tackling virtual nursing's growing pains

As hospitals and health systems take virtual nursing models from pilot stages to full-scale rollouts, common challenges are emerging. 

Valley Children's bets on paid study time to retain nurses

Leaders at Madera, Calif.-based Valley Children’s see employer-sponsored education programs as a critical strategy for addressing healthcare workforce gaps. 

Florida nurse suffers severe injuries after patient attack

A nurse at Loxahatchee, Fla.-based HCA Florida Palms West Hospital suffered critical injuries after she was attacked by a patient Feb. 18, NBC affiliate WPTV reported.

Why scholars turned to Barnes-Jewish College to help train nurses in China

Two scholars from Shenzhen Hospital of Southern Medical University in China recently set out to learn from Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing’s expertise and adapt it to their country’s practices.

The case for a 4-day workweek for nurse managers

Four-day workweeks lead to an improved work-life balance for nurse managers, nurse leaders at Philadelphia-based Fox Chase Cancer Center argue in a new paper shared with Becker’s.

Wisdom for new nurses: lessons from a 30-year ICU veteran

Dear new nurse graduate, Welcome to a world unlike any other—a world brimming with happiness, sadness, confusion, self-doubt, defeat, and heroism. You’ve just stepped onto the first rung of a ladder that reaches into the unknown. Nursing is not e…

Trump's policies could curb nurse visas, worsen shortages

In 2024, nurse migration patterns to the U.S. remained high, but how those trends might change in 2025 is unclear, according to a new report. 

Illinois system, local college partner on free nursing tuition

Urbana, Ill.-based Carle Health and Peoria, Ill.-based Methodist College have unveiled a new program that offers eligible nursing students full tuition coverage in exchange for a work commitment at Carle Health. 

Yale New Haven to end visiting nurse program

Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health is ending one of its visiting nurse programs June 30, NBC Connecticut reported Feb. 11.

Florida college launches nurse, AI consortium

Tallahassee-based Florida State University College of Nursing launched the Nursing and Artificial Intelligence Innovation Consortium.