A California nurse executive suffered a near-fatal spinal cord injury after a tree limb cracked, fell and crushed her in a Costa Rica adventure park, according to a May 31 ABC7 report.
Category: Nursing
A day in the life of Mercy's chief nursing officer
Time in the operating room. Overseeing a team of 12,000 nurses. Administrative work. Family time. This is just a glimpse into the day-to-day life of Mercy’s chief nursing officer.
Nurses union doubts UMass Memorial Health's reason for closing maternity unit
The Massachusetts Nurses Association is questioning UMass Memorial Health’s stated reasons for closing a maternity ward in Leominster, Mass.
Racism widespread in nursing: 6 new survey findings
Racism and discrimination — from both patients and colleagues — are widespread in the nursing industry, but few nurses report such incidents, new survey findings from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation revealed.
East Carolina University Health creates local travel nurse staffing program
East Carolina University Health in Greenville, N.C., has developed its own internal travel nurse staffing agency, according to a May 30 news release.
'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.
