Category: Nursing

Why the opportunities in nursing shortages overshadow the challenges, per 1 leader

The greatest challenge facing nursing is also its most exciting opportunity, Dianne Aroh, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, told Becker’s.

31 top nurse-friendly hospitals

Seymour, Ind.-based Schneck Medical Center was named the most nurse-friendly hospital by TopRNtoBSN, an independent nurse education website.

Nurses tangled in degree scheme still fighting for licenses

Hundreds of nurses who have asserted their innocence in the national degree scheme are still fighting to win back their licenses.

UConn school of nursing gets largest gift in university's history

Storrs-based University of Connecticut School of Nursing has received a $40 million gift, a record for the university. The money will support a new facility, student scholarships, and nurse faculty education. 

Massachusetts allocates $18M to cover nursing student costs

Nursing students and pre-nursing students enrolled in Massachusetts community colleges will not pay out-of-pocket for their education. For the first time, the state’s scholarship fund for this effort has funding to cover 100% of currently enrolled…

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.