Category: Nursing

Advocating for better working conditions is an especially challenging task for nurses, as they are battling a long history of sexism and false notions about the profession, Stephen Mihm, PhD, wrote in an op-ed published Sept. 16 in Bloomberg.

Five chief medical and nursing officer moves Becker’s has covered since Sept. 12: 

Several colleges and universities have launched nursing programs and partnerships to address persistent shortages nationwide.

Becker’s has covered the leadership efforts of dozens of nurses who made headlines in the first eight months of the year:

Hospital and health system chief nursing officers are focusing on nurse well-being and workforce retention as they head into the end of 2022. 

Here are four nurses who have made headlines for their leadership efforts on and off the job since Aug. 30: 

This fall, the University of Maryland Medical System in Baltimore plans to welcome its first full class of nursing students for a program that puts them at patients’ bedside for one 12-hour shift per week.

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger launched the Scranton, Pa.-based College of Health Sciences Sept. 7, which will oversee all other institutions — including the Lewiston, Pa.-based School of Nursing’s new transition from a diploma-granting to degree-granti…