Category: Nursing

Band-Aid solutions won't bring nurses back to the bedside, Duke Health's Dr. Richard Shannon says

Hospitals have leaned on wage increases and contract workers as short-term solutions to the nation’s nursing shortage, but these actions fail to address many of the issues that are spurring nurses to leave the bedside for roles with better hours and le…

Marginalized communities benefit when NPs have full practice authority, study finds

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 nurse ratios bill gets first hearing

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 …

Steward hospital names chief nursing officer

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

6 systems launching, expanding nursing programs

Here are six organizations opening or expanding nursing programs: 

Dr. Fannie Gaston-Johansson, pioneering nurse educator and researcher, dies at 84

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

MaineHealth nurse retires after 40 years

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

Nurses involved in quality improvement report less burnout

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

10 hospitals seeking chief nursing officers

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

Nursing ranked most trusted profession for 22nd year in a row

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