Category: Nursing

A District of Columbia program that placed nurses in 911 call centers to triage non-life-threatening calls resulted in a drop of ambulance dispatches from 97% to 56%.

The pandemic upended healthcare in innumerable ways, and one of the less visible ones is how it affected the transition to practice for clinicians who were in school studying to become the next front-line clinicians. 

Jay Kohlbrenner, PhD, RN, a former vice president of clinical services and chief nursing officer for 20 years at Bethpage, N.Y.-based St. Joseph’s Hospital, died July 6 at 72.

Several hospitals and health systems across the country were awarded $275,000 each for projects designed to elevate and tackle equity issues affecting the nurse workforce.

Data indicates a growing share of U.S. hospitals rely on international nurses at a time when the federal government is limiting the number of visa applications from foreign-educated nurses being processed.

The Emergency Nurses Association has recognized 94 emergency departments across the U.S. for their commitment to quality, safety and a healthy work environment.

Edinburg, Texas-based DHR Health is expanding its nurse apprenticeship program. NBC affiliate ValleyCentral.com reported July 10.

Male nurses make on average around $6,000 more per year compared to their female counterparts despite accounting for only around 10% of registered nurses, according to a recent report from Nurse.com.

In February, lawmakers in California introduced a bill to enable community colleges in the state to offer a Bachelor of Science in nursing. The legislation is now facing pushback from leaders at state universities who say it would not actually serve it…

Nurse graduates in Rhode Island can now begin to practice before taking and while awaiting NCLEX results, but they must become licensed within 90 days, according to a new state law.