Category: Nursing

California nurses use billboard to voice opposition to hospital sale

Nurses at Palm Springs, Calif.-based Desert Regional Medical Center launched a billboard campaign against the sale of the hospital to Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, according to a Feb. 26 National Nurses United news release.

Nursing group quells concerns as Billings Clinic anesthesia contract expires

Billings (Mont.) Clinic’s has moved away from using contracted anesthesia providers to create its own anesthesia department, causing some concern around how the health system will attract physician anesthesiologists.

Top paying metropolitan areas for 6 nurse specialties

Most of the top paying metropolitan areas for nurse specialties are located in California, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Nearly 1 in 3 nurse leaders planning to exit their hospital roles in '24

Nurse leaders say they do not have sufficient financial resources to address the needs of their workforce. Even with the addition of workflow technology and new tools, 72% say they are burned out, and burnout is prompting 31% to consider leaving their …

Pay for 7 nurse specialties, by state

The Bureau of Labor Statistics compiled the average wage for nurse specialties in every state as of May 2022, the latest data available.

Is healthcare paying enough attention to nurse leaders?

Over the past few years, much of the discourse on supporting the well-being of healthcare workers has focused on nurses and front-line teams — and rightfully so, as many nurses continue to report burnout stemming from their work environment. But to ens…

Why 1 hospital launched a 'designated education unit' for new nurses

Mercy Fort Smith (Ark.) Hospital has launched a new 18-bed unit, which will have a 4:1 patient to nurse ratio. The unit is specifically designed to provide close contact, hands-on training for new graduate nurses.

CHS adds 1K+ bedside nurses; contract labor down $260M

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems added more than 1,000 bedside nurses as part of its centralized clinical recruitment strategy in 2023, executives said during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call on Feb. 21.

The strategies that dropped vacancy rates at 10 systems

In the midst of staff shortages, health systems and healthcare groups have become more creative and focused on retention strategies.

10 states where 'nurse burnout' is Googled most

Arizona Googled the term “nurse burnout” the most out of all states, a Betternurse.org study found.