Category: Nursing

The COVID-19 pandemic forced chief nursing officers to make tough decisions that led to moral distress, such as selecting nurses to work in COVID-19 units, according to a study published Aug. 31 in the Journal of Nursing Management. 

Wilmington, N.C.-based Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center has made significant progress in bolstering its nursing workforce over the last two months, adding more than 300 nurses.

Here are nurses who have made headlines for their leadership efforts on and off the job since Aug. 19: 

Several colleges and universities have launched nursing programs and partnerships to address persistent shortages around the country.

Nashville, Tenn.- Vanderbilt University Medical Center has selected Crystal Jackson, MSN, RN, to serve as senior director of nursing education and professional development, effective Sept. 1.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, based in Nashville, Tenn., will partner with Metro Nashville Public Schools to lead monthly conversations with high school seniors about what it takes to become a registered nurse. 

Press Ganey has named Nicole George, MSN, RN, head of its new nursing center of excellence. 

Here are 12 moves from nurses unions across the country that Becker’s has covered since Aug. 3: 

Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health has taken a different approach to addressing the national nursing shortage: instilling a passion for the profession at a young age.

Below are 11 hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that recently posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers.