National Nurses United’s recent scrutiny over the CDC’s proposed masking standards in hospitals is the latest example of the two entities not seeing eye to eye on infection control.
Category: Nursing
Massachusetts nurses file 12K staffing reports in 18 months
Between January 2022 and July 2023, nurses in Massachusetts filed 12,600 unsafe staffing reports, according to a Sept. 18 news release from the state’s nursing association.
Gig nursing platform names chief nursing officer
CareRev has promoted Susan Pasley, BSN, RN, to the role of chief nursing officer, the gig-work tech platform said Sept. 14.
Former Stone Academy nursing students sue for $10.35M
Months after the closure of Stone Academy, a for-profit healthcare college in West Haven, Conn., former nursing students who were unable to finish their education are coming forward, suing the school for $10.35 million, Law360 reported Sept. 12.
130 hospital leaders lobby against nurse-patient ratios in Michigan
About 130 Michigan hospital leaders gathered to lobby against legislation that would require hospitals to meet nurse-patient staffing ratios, limit mandatory nurse overtime and require transparency about staffing, the Detroit Free Press reported Sept. …
130 hospital leaders lobby against nurse-patient ratios in Michigan
About 130 Michigan hospital leaders gathered to lobby against legislation that would require hospitals to meet nurse-patient staffing ratios, limit mandatory nurse overtime and require transparency about staffing, the Detroit Free Press reported Sept. …
Northwell nurse leader 1st to get COVID-19 vaccine — again
Sandra Lindsay, RN, made history as the first American vaccinated against COVID-19 in 2020. Now, she’s among the first to get the new booster, ABC affiliate WABC-TV reported Sept. 13.
How Penn Medicine connects new nurses to home care
New nurses are an “untapped” resource for home care, according to Danielle Flynn, MSN, the director of Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine Home Health.
4-time Magnet-certified system weighs in on what keeps nurses around
Four-time Magnet-certified El Camino Health in Los Gatos, Calif., has achieved a turnover rate of just 8 percent for its nurses, even in the midst of a nationwide nurse shortage, according to Cheryl Reinking, DNP, RN, chief nursing officer at El Camino…
6 ways to optimize nurse workload
A Mckinsey analysis found ways to save 15 to 30 percent of a nurse’s 12-hour shift by rearranging their workload through technology and delegation.
