Category: Nursing

Enrollment in entry-level baccalaureate nursing programs fell 1.4 percent last year, ending a 20-year period of enrollment growth, new data from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing shows. 

If you ask a nurse leader why they moved away from the bedside and into leadership, there is a good possibility they will give a version of this answer: “Because I wanted to make more of an impact.”

What do you get when you pair an experienced nurse — one who has been there, done that and has seen it all — with a new nursing school graduate? 

A teach-out plan brought on by a March announcement of the pending closure of Finlandia University —  a private institution in Hancock, Mich. — will soon send its nursing students eight minutes down the road to Michigan Technological University in…

Nursing shortages are easing for some hospitals after falling pay from temp agencies and new hospital perks drive more nurses back into permanent positions, The Wall Street Journal reported May 1.

A nursing workforce that has been shrinking dramatically may be headed toward even greater challenges. Only 15 percent of nurses working in hospital settings say they plan to stay in their current positions one year from now, according to a survey of m…

Airica Steed, EdD, RN, appears to be a woman made to be a healthcare CEO; her story is like something out of a comic book.

Every year, companies offer a range of freebies and discounts to honor National Nurses Week, which starts May 6. 

Beta testing of the world’s first burn nursing specialty certification will take place from July 10 through August 6. Eligible nurses can apply, beginning May 10, to be one of the first to take the test and earn a certified burn registered nurse creden…

A Nevada nurse who worked at a youth mental health facility was charged with multiple counts of child abuse and criminal negligence involving 19 patients, NBC affiliate News3 reported April 26.