Category: Nursing

9 nurse innovators to know: ANA

The American Nurses Association and the American Nurses Foundation announced the 2024 ANA Innovation Award winners.

How Mount Sinai is bridging the gap between nurse education, patient care

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System improved nurse communication by 4%, teamwork by 10% and responsiveness by 10% thanks to its nurse attending model.

Inside Jefferson's push to engage retired nurses

Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health is keeping retired more nurses connected to the system through its Nurse Emeritus program.

'Creative' nurse shifts gain traction at Mercy Health hospital

At Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio, gone are the traditional scheduling demands for nurses. Instead, nurses get “creative shifts” that fit their needs, Cory Werts, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer for the Lima market, told Becker’s.

Nursing students stuck in licensing limbo after degree scheme

A year after the federal government came down on fraudulent for-profit schools, some students are stuck in licensing limbo, the Miami Herald reported March 17.

8 likely next in-demand nursing roles, per Tampa General's chief nurse

Healthcare is transforming, and so is the nursing profession.

Nurse managers' 4-day workweeks: How it's going at Mount Sinai

In fall 2022, New York City-based Mount Sinai launched its four-day workweek program for nurse managers. More than a year later, the program continues to improve staff engagement, satisfaction and has become an important retention strategy, leaders tol…

Nursing group issues anesthesia protocols for weight loss medication users

New anesthesia guidance for patients taking anti-obesity drugs like Ozempic has been released by the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology.

NewYork-Presbyterian hospital revives midwifery program after outcry

New York City-based New York-Presbyterian’s Allen Hospital launched a revamped midwifery program following outcry from the community and nurses, PoliticoPro reported March 7.

America’s nurses have PTSD: Will anyone listen to them?

My first clinical rotation as a nursing student was on the same floor where my mother died of cancer. And my very first patient was a young Hispanic man with four children. I was asked to tell him that he had pancreatic cancer and very little time left…