A new bill in the Florida Legislature seeks to stop nurse practitioners who have earned their doctorate from using the title “doctor.”
Category: Nursing
When hospitals stick nurses with $15K in training costs
Some hospitals are sticking recent nurse graduates with the cost of training programs if they leave or are fired before their contract is up — a practice that has become increasingly common, according to a March 12 report from NBC News.
3 nurse CEOs on combating assumptions, getting ahead of skill gaps
CEOs of hospitals and health systems with a background in bedside nursing appear to be few and far between, making the advice from nurses at the helm of hospitals even more valuable to aspiring nurse CEOs.
Press Ganey, ANCC partner on 2 nursing awards
Press Ganey is partnering with the American Nurses Credentialing Center to sponsor two new nursing awards that recognize nursing teams that champion patient experience.
New Jersey disciplines 46 nurses tied to degree sham
Forty-six nurses implicated in the fraudulent degree scandal have been ordered to stop practicing in New Jersey, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said March 9.
How nursing is faring now: 6 takeaways from 2,000 nurses
Nurses seem to be doing slightly better now than in 2021, though levels of burnout are still high, and many still report a lack of support at work, according to a survey of more than 2,100 nurses led by nurse.org.
Nurse’s whistle of hopelessness: a tale of a dangerous workplace with no safety measures
I finally found time after retirement to clean out my nurse’s book bag. It contained items such as a stethoscope, extra playing cards for patients, highlighters, various pens, a penlight, a notebook with important phone numbers throughout the hea…
The ANA's 2023 Innovation Award recipients
The American Nurses Association named two nurses as recipients of its 2023 Innovation Awards on March 8. The awards celebrate nurse-led innovations that aim to improve patient safety and outcomes.
Minnesota nurses might soon be able to set their staffing ratios
The Minnesota Nursing Association is building support for a proposed law that could give nurses greater say over patient-ratios, the Alexandria Echo Press reported March 7.
South Dakota reinstates license of nurse tied to fake documents
The South Dakota Board of Nursing recently lifted the suspension of a licensed practical nurse who allegedly used fraudulent degree documents in her license application, board records show.
