Category: Nursing

 A growing number of health systems are embracing  four-day workweeks for nurse leaders — a strategy that has helped some boost recruitment, retention and staff engagement. 

Not even a year into its virtual nursing and telesitting journey, WellSpan Health has already achieved significant improvements.

Enrollment has opened for nurses who want to be part of the second cohort to train in Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association’s transition to practice program, the organization announced June 25.

Nurse educators are notably in high demand, but the desire to become one has been generally low in recent years. 

The International Council of Nurses, an organization of more than 130 national nurses associations, is warning about some high-income countries recruiting nurses from vulnerable countries with critical health worker shortages. 

A New York supportive housing nonprofit organization cut emergency room visits of its residents in half and increased primary care use to 93%, Gothamist reported June 24.

The University of California San Francisco is ending its master’s program for nurse midwives and moving to a doctorate program — and critics say it could make it harder for new midwives to enter the field, the San Francisco Chronicle reported June 23.

For Shannon Christian, MSN, RN, ensuring her team has a realistic view of the current state of the industry is a top priority.

About 51% of nurses said they are considering relocating to another state for a job, according to a Nurse.com report.