As labor shortages persist throughout the country, nurses unions have taken more action to support nursing staff.
Category: Nursing
‘I will never be the same’: RaDonda Vaught speaks out after sentencing
RaDonda Vaught spoke out about her criminal case for the first time last week in an exclusive interview with ABC News.
Why a nurse should not go to jail
I recently wrote a letter to the Davidson County, TN judge who will sentence RaDonda Vaught, a former Vanderbilt University Medical Center nurse convicted on two felony counts in the 2017 death of a patient. RaDonda faces up to 12 years in prison for h…
17 hospitals hiring chief nursing officers
Below are 17 hospitals, health systems and hospital operators that recently posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers.
6 schools launching nursing programs
Several colleges and universities have launched nursing programs and partnerships to address persistent shortages around the country.
More men are going into nursing: What about travel nursing?
As the number of male nurses continues to increase nationwide and the major demand for travel nurses keeps growing at a record pace, it stands to reason that more men are going into travel nursing. The problem is that very little data exists to support…
RaDonda Vaught gets 3 years probation for fatal medication error
RaDonda Vaught, a former nurse convicted of a fatal medication error, was sentenced to three years of superprised probation May 13. She received a deferred sentence, meaning charges could be wiped from her record pending successful completion of probat…
Lesson learned: Pick your battles
It was a known fact — I was 4′ 11″ but I had a mouth on me to compensate. I was loud and noisy. Fellow nurses called me the “rebel without a cause.” But I had a cause. I knew I was David against Goliath. Almost everything became…
Nurses take to streets ahead of RaDonda Vaught sentencing
Nurses from across the country are heading to Washington, D.C., and Nashville, Tenn., this week to march for better working conditions and to show support for RaDonda Vaught.
29% of nurses considering leaving profession: 5 takeaways from the 2022 nurse salary report
The nurse.com 2022 “Nurse Salary Research Report” found 29 percent of nurses are considering leaving the profession — a dramatic increase from the 11 percent who said the same in the 2020 survey.
