California was the top-paying state for three nursing professions.
Category: Nursing
Nursing named most trusted profession for 22nd year
Nursing has been ranked as the most trusted profession in America for 22 consecutive years, but trust in it has fallen since 2020, according to Gallup Poll’s Most Honest and Ethical Professions survey released Jan. 22.
States, specialties with highest demand for travel nurses
California has the highest demand for travel nurses, and med-surg was the specialty in highest demand, according to a Nomad Health report.
The work improvement strategies actually boosting nurse leader satisfaction
Enabling nurse leaders to take days off when needed and supporting work-life balance are the two most effective strategies organizations have used to improve leader job satisfaction, according to an American Organization for Nursing Leadership Foundati…
What the federal reclassification of marijuana could mean for nursing
The American Nurses Association has come out in support of the federal government’s efforts to reconsider the drug classification for marijuana, the organization announced Jan. 18.
Nurses keep pressure on CDC to reject looser mask guidelines
Newly released survey findings from National Nurses United indicate a significant proportion of hospital nurses don’t have regular access to N95s or other types of respirators, a situation the nation’s largest union of registered nurses claims could wo…
The nursing school with highest NCLEX pass rate in every state
Iowa, Kentucky, New Mexico and Wisconsin were the only states with nursing programs that had a perfect score, according to a registerednursing.org ranking.
How effective 17 strategies are for staff retention, per nurse leaders
Nurse leaders said allowing days off when necessary and listening and responding to feedback from nurses were the two most effective strategies for improving staffing at their organization, according to an American Organization for Nursing Leadership F…
UVA Community Health names chief nursing officer
Michelle Strider, BSN, RN, was appointed chief nursing officer of Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Community Health.
12% of nurse leaders plan to leave in next 6 months
Twelve percent of nurse leaders plan to leave their position in the next six months, according to an American Organization for Nursing Leadership Foundation study.
