Category: Nursing

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…

How 1 health system gets new nurses to the bedside sooner

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare Central Region’s student nurse advanced pipeline program provides individuals enrolled in local nursing programs with a four-part progression plan that steers them toward their first full-time hospital position after licensu…

Starting salaries for the 7 most common nurse specialties

Nurse specialties range in average entry-level salary from $22,750 to $133,970, according to 2023 rankings by Nursing Process.

How 1 nursing leader is trying to reduce violence, falls in her hospital

Lorie Rhine, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer at Raleigh, N.C.-based UNC Health Rex, has been a nurse for 41 years and although she never expected to be in leadership, she is happy she ultimately chose that path.