Category: Nursing

The Indiana State Nursing Board discriminates against nurses with opioid use disorder and must work with the Justice Department to end the civil rights violations, the U.S. Justice Department concluded in a recently released investigation.

The trial of RaDonda Leanne Vaught, a former nurse facing criminal charges over a fatal medication error, could have a “chilling effect” on medical error reporting and process improvement in healthcare, the American Nurses Association said in a March 2…

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

Below are 14 hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers. 

Nurses across the country are calling on The Joint Commission to require “safe staffing ratios” as a condition of accreditation for healthcare facilities, the Chicago Tribune reported March 15.

As labor shortages persist throughout the country, nurses unions have taken increased action to support nursing staff. 

A survey released March 1 from the American Nurses Foundation and Joslin Insight showed Generation Z and millennial nurses — who belong to the generations born between 1981 and 2012 — have been hit hard by the pandemic, with many suffering from mental …

Nurses who entered the field during the COVID-19 pandemic faced unique challenges as they stepped into a time of unprecedented turbulence in modern healthcare. 

Patient navigators have played a critical role in how Delaware has been able to lower cancer death rates and lessen racial disparities, NPR reported March 7.