Category: Nursing

'You can't be what you don't see': How DNPs of Color is amplifying diverse voices in nursing leadership

When Danielle McCamey, DNP, CRNP, founded DNPs of Color in 2020, she wanted to create an organization that could move the needle in terms of diversity, equity and inclusion in healthcare — not just offer more lip service to reiterate the challenges aff…

Ohio rural hospital removes BSN requirement for new nurses

Wooster (Ohio) Community Hospital removed the Bachelor of Science in Nursing requirement for new hires, The Daily Record reported May 28.

Mass General Brigham gets $5.8M to train nurse educators

Boston-based Mass General Brigham received more than $5.8 million from the Labor Department to expand its nurse educator program.

Cedars-Sinai's DEI nurse residency program looks to break 'cookie-cutter' standards

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai saw a need to offer support for newly hired nurses who have experience, but not in a hospital setting to help them transition, which prompted it to launch the Diversity Equity and Inclusion Transition to Practice Program.

J&J selects nurse exec teams for innovation fellowship

Johnson & Johnson has selected teams of nurse executives and directors from 10 health systems and hospitals around the country to participate in its year-long fellowship program, according to a May 24 news release. 

National Council of State Boards of Nursing picks new CEO

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing has tapped its chief operating officer, Philip Dickison, PhD, RN, to become its next CEO. 

'Have patience with your patients' and more tips for overcoming nursing challenges

Nurses face new challenges every day. The question is, how do they manage them? Are they obstacles or opportunities?

The 5 fastest growing jobs within nursing

Here are the fastest growing jobs within nursing between 2021 and 2031, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Ohio nurses call 'code red' on understaffing

The Ohio Nurses Association is sounding the alarm on understaffing in hospitals through a new “Code Red” advocacy campaign.

Western Governors U to open 18,000 square-foot nursing simulation lab

Western Governors University, an accredited, online, non-profit school based out of Millcreek, Utah, said in a May 22 press release that it will open an 18,000-square-foot nursing prelicensure simulation lab in Kansas City, Mo., in late 2023.