Category: Nursing

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is empowering hospital nurses to develop initiatives that promote healthier work environments through its Clinical Scene Investigator Academy.

In 2023, there were twice as many healthcare employees applying for work visas compared to 2022, but a decline is likely after a six-year climbing trend, according to a report released Dec. 6. 

The Michigan Board of Nursing Disciplinary Subcommittee voted to permanently revoke the license of a nurse who was convicted of murdering a patient.

While the nursing shortage is nothing new, the government is seeking new ways to combat it within its military healthcare system. Legislators have proposed a bill that aims to retain skilled nurses at military medical facilities while they pursue highe…

Two years ago, AdventHealth’s nurse turnover rate was 31%. In November, that figure dipped to 18.9% — progress leaders at the Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based system link to a three-pronged nurse staffing strategy: Use less, lose less, hire more. 

A Tennessee judge has rejected RaDonda Vaught’s motion to appeal the state nursing board’s 2021 decision to revoke her license, a source confirmed to Becker’s Nov. 29.

Great Falls, Mont.-based Benefis Health System and Montana State University broke ground on the first of five nurse teaching buildings being constructed thanks to a $101 million donation, the Great Falls Tribune reported Nov. 29.

Kentucky hospitals reported a slight drop in nurse vacancy rates this year, though nurse staffing still remains a core challenge, according to the Kentucky Hospital Association’s 2023 Workforce Survey Report.  

RaDonda Vaught shared new details about her criminal case and life since her conviction in a two-part podcast from “Nurses Uncorked” released Nov. 21.  

Forty-four nurses on the psychiatry and behavioral medicine unit at Seattle Children’s Hospital signed a letter requesting management’s support in curbing violent incidents they say have increased over the past few weeks.