Category: Nursing

Certification test language may be contributing to Massachusetts' CNA shortage

Nurse assistants are in chronic shortage across Massachusetts, and the language of the state certification test could be acting as a stumbling block for immigrants trying to become certified, GBH reported May 14.

Nurse resilience, decompression off balance: Press Ganey

Nurses have a hard time disconnecting from work, and may benefit from additional workplace resources that support them in doing so, according to findings from a new Press Ganey report on nurse resiliency. 

Northwestern illuminates nursing pathway for nonclinical workers

Kiana Smith joined Northwestern Medicine two years ago as a Panera Bread employee before becoming a security guard in the emergency department. Time around patients sparked her interest in a clinical role, and thanks to a systemwide program, she achiev…

Keck Medicine creates nursing institute 

Keck Medicine of USC is aiming to promote nurse education and development through a new institute, the Los Angeles-based system said May 9.

Fewer nurses intend to leave healthcare, surveys suggest

Survey data trends suggest fewer nurses intend to leave the field compared to last year.

A nurse retention factor few are talking about, per Johns Hopkins

New research from Johns Hopkins suggests that relationship dynamics between nurses and leadership, peers and patients may be an underappreciated factor in retention.

Workplace factors that are 'extremely important' to nurses

Better pay rates was the most important aspect of the workplace for nurses, according to a recent AMN Healthcare report.

11 hospital executives' thank-you notes to nurses

In honor of National Nurses Month and National Nurses Week (May 6-12), hospitals and health systems are recognizing the difference nurses make in their organizations. 

Nurse staffing levels are improving, surveys suggest

Health systems are working diligently to improve nurse staffing, and early evidence suggests these efforts are starting to pay off. 

Nurses respond to noncompete ban

Contract provisions that stick nurses with the cost of training programs if they leave or are terminated before their contracts are up will largely be prohibited under the Federal Trade Commission’s April 23 ruling to ban noncompete agreements — a deci…