Several colleges and universities have launched innovative nursing programs and partnerships to address persistent nursing shortages around the country.
Category: Nursing
The displacement of the health care family
Along came COVID, and no one was prepared. We had minimal PPE. We were told to put our N95 mask in a paper bag, use it on every patient, and use it for one full week. Normally the N95 mask would be disposed of after each patient room exit. Health care …
14 hospitals hiring CNOs
Below are 14 hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers.
1 in 5 nurses burned out: 5 findings from Medscape’s nurse career satisfaction report
Medscape’s 2021 report on nurse career satisfaction, published Dec. 29, probed the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on career satisfaction, as well as nurse burnout and workplace violence against nurses.
Nurses union condemns expiration of emergency OSHA standards
National Nurses United, the largest U.S. union of registered nurses, is condemning the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s decision to rescind some COVID-19 protections for healthcare workers as it works to issue a final rule.
The U.S. doesn’t have enough faculty to train the next generation of nurses
Despite a national nursing shortage in the United States, over 80,000 qualified applications were not accepted at U.S. nursing schools in 2020, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. This was due primarily to a shortage of nursin…
15 hospitals hiring CNOs
Below are 15 hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers.
National Nurses United urge CDC to reverse isolation timeline cuts for healthcare workers
National Nurses United, the largest U.S. union of registered nurses, is condemning the CDC’s new recommendation that trims the isolation period for asymptomatic healthcare workers with COVID-19 and no longer requires exposed vaccinated workers to qua…
6 recent moves from nurses unions across the country
As labor shortages persist throughout the country, nurses unions have taken increased action to support nursing staff.
3 CNOs weigh in on nursing industry’s biggest challenge in 2022
The problems rooted in a nationwide nursing shortage, including its effect on patient care and safety, is the top concern of three nurse leaders.
