Category: Nursing

Illinois considers changes to nurse-patient ratio law

An Illinois House committee met with healthcare leaders to discuss changing nurse-patient ratios laws, Advantage News reported Oct. 5.

American Academy of Nursing announces new president-elect, board members

The American Academy of Nursing has elected a new president and board, according to an Oct. 2 news release. 

Second chances and simple beauty in thrift stores

I like to thrift shop. Aisle after aisle weaves a story of people and their lives. Pieces of trinkets I’ll never need. But I can feel the hidden simple beauty, and then I have to have it. My children can line my gravesite with the thousands of co…

Trinity rolls out hybrid nursing teams to 1K+ hospital beds

Some health systems employ virtual nurses for administrative work and watching patients who are at a high risk of falling. Trinity Health is diving into virtual care with three-person hybrid nursing teams, according to Gay Landstrom, PhD, RN.

The power of visibility for nursing leaders

Creating a top-ranking nurse culture comes down to a few things, but the No. 1 recommendation is leader visibility and availability, nursing leaders told Becker’s.

ANA recognizes cannabis as specialty

Cannabis nursing is now officially recognized by the American Nurses Association as a specialty nursing practice, the group announced Sept. 27. 

California hospital retains 94% of 1st-year nurses

Since 2012, Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health has retained 93.8 percent of its first-year nurses, and its nurse turnover rate is hree times better than the national rate. 

Nurses weigh in on the longest shift they've ever worked

Three 12-hour shifts a week has long been considered the standard schedule for hospital nurses. However, many nurses can recall times they’ve worked far beyond 12 hours due to staffing pressures at their facility. 

6 ways to build strong benefits packages for nurse managers

Hospitals must ensure they are offering competitive nonsalary forms of compensation to help recruit and retain nurse leaders, according to the American Organization for Nursing Leadership.

Advocate hospital lowers 1st year nurse turnover to 10%

Nationally, 32.8 percent of first-year nurses leave hospitals within a year of employment, according to 2023 data from NSI Nursing Solutions. At an Advocate hospital in Oak Lawn, Ill., that rate is about 10 percent.