West Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health has named Ann Blakenhorn, DNP, RN, vice president of nursing clinical practice, education and patient safety, the health system said Aug. 12.
Category: Nursing
Meet the 6 healthcare leaders named living legends
The American Academy of Nursing has named six leaders as living legends for their contributions to healthcare and health systems.
10 systems hiring chief nursing officers
Below are 10 hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that recently posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers.
7 schools launching nursing programs
Several colleges and universities have launched nursing programs and partnerships to address persistent shortages around the country.
Nurses voice concerns as California hospital sale nears
Watsonville, Calif.-based Pajaro Valley Health Care District is $6 million away from acquiring Watsonville (Calif.) Community Hospital, and its nurses are concerned, The Pajaronian reported Aug. 9.
Doernbecher Children’s Hospital’s longest-serving nurse retires after 43 years
Doernbecher Children’s Hospital’s oldest and longest-serving nurse retired Aug. 3 after 43 years with the organization, The Oregonian reported.
Why Northwestern is reintroducing LPNs to inpatient care
Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine is tapping licensed practical nurses to ease staffing shortages as part of a new pilot program at one of its hospitals, the Daily Herald reported Aug. 7.
Vanderbilt should lose Magnet status over RaDonda Vaught’s treatment, nurses say
Some nurses are urging the American Nurses Credentialing Center not to renew Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Magnet designation, arguing that the hospital’s response to RaDonda Vaught’s fatal medication error and conviction do not align with the…
67% of nurses plan to leave position within 3 years, survey of 9,000 nurses finds
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses found 67 percent of nurses plan to leave their current nursing position within three years, according to their survey of 9,355 nurses in October. Their findings were published Aug. 2 in Critical Care Nurse.
The initiative that’s bringing nurses back to the bedside at Jefferson Health
Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health launched its “Nursing SEAL Team” program in July, which aims to give nurses more flexibility with where they work. Now, in the month since the initial team launch, the program has expanded into other departments and …
