More than $100 million will be invested by HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration to aid the nursing workforce shortage, officials said during an Aug. 10 press call.
Category: Nursing
Where are all the med-surg nurses?
St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare hoped to see more nurses go into medical-surgical once the COVID-19 pandemic died down and competitive pay rates for travel assignments in critical care and emergency departments stabilized. That hasn’t happened. More tha…
The nursing priorities 3 hospitals have made the most progress on in 2023 — and how
In the first half of the year, hospitals and health systems have been laser focused on efforts to bolster the nursing workforce and have been able to cut down the time it takes from extending offer letters to start dates, expand virtual nursing program…
How 3 chief nursing officers power through daily challenges
While juggling workforce challenges and burnout among their teams, nursing leaders remain focused on the ultimate goal: providing patient-centric experiences.
US nurse, child held hostage in Haiti released
An American nurse and her child on a humanitarian mission in Haiti have been freed two weeks after they were kidnapped and held hostage.
'Nontraditional' approach needed to beef up nursing pipelines, Memorial Hermann leader says
It’s been almost four months since the National Council of State Boards of Nursing released a study that sounded alarms throughout healthcare.
Viewpoint: Nurses should be running the healthcare business
America needs more nurses — not just helping patients, but running the business of healthcare, Joel Theisen, BSN, RN, wrote in an opinion piece posted Aug. 8 on MedPage Today.
Optum launches nurse practitioner degree program
Optum has partnered with online educator Capella University to launch an educational program for advanced practice nurses in an effort to address the nationwide shortage.
Viewpoint: Why these are the unhappiest nursing jobs
School nurses and hospital staff nurses are some of the unhappiest in the field due to understaffing and the pandemic, according to an article writted by Donna Reese, MSN, RN, CSN and published by Nursing Process.
Nurses just want to be nurses again: ANA leader
In most cases, “just a nurse” isn’t a welcomed phrase. But quite literally, today’s nurses want to get back to a place where they can actually focus on being nurses and providing patient care instead of being an “organizational sponge” that absorbs wha…
