There is increased diversity in gender and race/ethnicity within the nursing workforce, according to a study by New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing researchers.
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Here are 20 hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking nurses in the past week.
The Minnesota Nurses Association on Wednesday filed a complaint against Minneapolis-based Allina Health, alleging the system has not lived up to a provision in the contract that ended a 37-day nurse strike last year, according to the StarTribune.
Upper Peninsula Health System-Marquette (Mich.) nurses returned to work Tuesday after ending their two-day strike Oct. 7, according to FOXUP-6 News.
Hospitals across the country have fueled job creation and helped slash unemployment rates significantly in the past decade.
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Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge (Tenn.) and the Service Employees International Union Local 205 have agreed on a contract extension, according to The Oak Ridger.
The number of front-line nurses with bachelor's degrees in U.S. hospitals increased by 13 percent from 2004 to 2013, according to a study published in the Journal of Nursing Scholarship.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina subsidiary PGBA, a Columbia, S.C.-based claims processing provider, is eliminating an unspecified number of positions, ABC 15 News reports.
Becker's Hospital Review reported on the following events related to hospital-union relationships — including rallies, strikes and contracts — so far in October.
After ending their two-day strike, several dozen Upper Peninsula Health System-Marquette (Mich.) nurses were allegedly locked out of the facility and not allowed to report for work Saturday, according to Crain's Detroit Business.