Category: Nursing

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.

How Cone Health is finding its 'true north'

Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health had a $100 million financial turnaround in 2023 — and that was not by chance.

A look at Houston Methodist's plan to 'unburden' the nurse workload in 2024

Hospital leaders are acutely aware of the fragility of the nation’s nursing workforce, with findings from a survey analysis published last spring showing 800,000 nurses intend to exit the field by 2027. 

72 nursing programs launching or expanding in 2024

Here are 72 organizations launching or expanding nursing programs:

Nurse tenure in 20 major cities

The average tenure for registered nurses nationwide is 5 years, an ADP Research Institute report found.

Nurse practitioner burnout tied to higher levels of ED use: Study

Older adults with chronic conditions who seek care where nurse practitioners report high levels of burnout are more likely to be hospitalized or seek care at an emergency department, according to a study published Dec. 25 in PubMed Central.