Category: Nursing

A study by West Virginia University researchers found that more people of color become nurse practitioners and go on to serve people in marginalized communities when they are working in a state with full practice authority.

Washington’s Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce held a public hearing on Jan. 17 for a bill that would create minimum staffing standards across the state’s hospitals. Senate Bill 5236 has garnered strong support from nurses and opposition from the …

St. Joseph Medical Center in Houston has named Michelle Ziakas, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer, the hospital said Jan. 17.

Here are six organizations opening or expanding nursing programs: 

Fannie Gaston-Johansson, PhD, RN, pioneering nurse educator and researcher, died Jan. 7 at 84.

After 40 years of service, a nurse at Pen Bay Medical Center, part of Portland-based MaineHealth, retired Jan. 6, the Courier-Gazette reported. 

Involving nurses in quality improvement efforts and fostering open communication among nursing staff could mitigate burnout, recent findings suggest. 

Below are 10 hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that recently posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers. 

The nursing profession continues to secure the highest assessment of ethics and honesty from Americans, according to the latest Gallup poll findings.   

A nurse staffing community is encouraging nurses who left the profession or are considering an exit to recommit as part of a new “unResignation Notice” campaign. The campaign aims to spread awareness on the workplace challenges that contributed to nurs…