New York is the most recent state to grant nurse practitioners full practice authority once they earn their licenses, according to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Category: Workforce
Where New Jersey hospitals stand as booster deadline looms
Hospitals in New Jersey are reporting varying levels of compliance as the deadline for healthcare workers to receive a COVID-19 booster shot looms, according to an April 11 NJ Advance Media report.
Much of healthcare workforce returning to normal; long-term care is one exception
While much of the healthcare workforce is on track to return to pre-pandemic levels of turnover, turnover rates have been slower to recover among long-term care workers, health aides and assistants, marginalized racial minorities, and women with young …
Kentucky accelerates licensing for out-of-state nurses
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed legislation April 7 that allows more flexibility for out-of-state nurses to practice in the state.
Number of nurse practitioners licensed in US hits new record
More than 355,000 nurse practitioners are licensed to practice in the U.S., up 9 percent from the estimated 325,000 reported in May 2021, according to an estimate the American Association of Nurse Practitioners released April 7.
HCA corporate employees to return to full-time, in-person work in May
HCA Healthcare will bring employees back to its corporate campuses in Nashville, Tenn., full time beginning May 2, the company confirmed in a statement shared with Becker’s.
Missouri hospitals furlough 175 employees
The Audrain Community Hospital in Mexico, Mo., and the Callaway Community Hospital in Fulton, Mo., said they have furloughed 175 full-time employees.
‘Boomerang hires’ growing, despite Great Resignation, LinkedIn says
New data from LinkedIn’s Economic Graph team shows more U.S. employees are returning to former employers.
Combat veterans, COVID-19 healthcare workers experience similar rates of ‘moral injury,’ study finds
The potential for “moral injury” among COVID-19 healthcare workers is like rates among military veterans deployed to a combat zone after Sept. 11, 2001, according to a study published online April 5 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
2 states, 2 health system approaches to nurse recruitment
As hospitals and health systems vie for nursing talent, many organizations have turned to compensation as well as perks beyond pay. The question of whether these rising labor expenses are sustainable appears to be multifaceted and dependent on an organ…
