Category: Nursing

4 top predictors of nurse satisfaction

An analysis of Glassdoor reviews from current and former nurses revealed there are four key factors most influential in shaping nurses’ overall job satisfaction: compensation, workload, toxic culture and organizational support. 

The highest-paying travel nurse specialties

Intensive care registered nurses are the highest-paid travel nurse specialty, an Indeed report found.

Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing debuts new specialty

Eligible nurses can now become certified in burn nursing through the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing. 

Keck Hospital doubles down on cutting nurse managers' workload

What are the tasks only a nurse manager can do? That is the question Keck Hospital of USC in Los Angeles set out to answer when it had all nurse managers and assistant nurse managers meet with the chief nursing officer to list everything they are respo…

New York system to cut contract nurses by 1,500

New York City Health + Hospitals plans to cut 1,500 contract registered nurse positions by the second half of 2025, Crain’s New York Business reported Oct. 17.

How UNC Health reduced nurse turnover by 20%

Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health has reduced nurse turnover by 20% with its UNC Health for Me program.

Massachusetts nursing program that faced shutdown remains open

Milton, Mass.-based LabourĂ© College of Healthcare narrowly avoided a July vote that would have shut down its nursing program, but the school was given until Oct. 11 to produce an update on its efforts to correct regulatory deficiencies and remain in op…

10 hospitals, systems seeking chief nursing officers

Here are 10 health systems and hospitals in the U.S. currently seeking chief nursing officers.

The top nurse initiatives that make a difference, per 6 leaders

Code Lavender, escape rooms, professional development and flexible scheduling are just some of the nurse initiatives top hospitals are implementing to create an excellent nurse workplace.

California makes RN license for retired nurses

Amid a shortage of nurses, California is turning to retirees to fill the gap.