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Michigan nurse to sing at COVID-19 memorial ceremony ahead of inauguration
Lori Key, RN, a nurse at Livonia, Mich.-based St. Mary Mercy Hospital will sing during a national memorial service Jan. 19 in Washington, D.C., honoring those who have died from COVID-19 ahead of the Jan. 20 presidential inauguration, local ABC affiliate WXYZ reports. -
New Jersey nursing students petition after school requires COVID-19 vaccination
Elizabeth, N.J.-based Trinitas School of Nursing has mandated all students receive a COVID-19 vaccine by Jan. 22 or they must withdraw from the program, reports WLNY-TV. -
Chicago nurse was under the influence while treating patients, stole hospital equipment, officials say
A quarterly report from the Cook County inspector general's office found an emergency room nurse at Chicago-based Stroger Hospital treated patients while under the influence of marijuana and took IV solution from the hospital, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Jan. 15. -
Kentucky nurse fired after attending Capitol riot
A Kentucky nurse who worked at Evansville, Ind.-based Ascension St. Vincent hospital said she was fired after attending the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Nashville FOX affiliate WZTV reported Jan. 13. -
100-year-old nurse receives Surgeon General's Medallion award
Loretta Ford, CRNP, PhD, a 100-year-old nurse who helped establish the nurse practitioner profession, received the Surgeon General's Medallion — the highest honor civilians can recieve for public health service, local ABC affiliate Denver7 News reported Jan. 11. -
Wisconsin nursing assistant training program pays participants
Wasau, Wis.-based Aspirus health system is funding an accelerated certified nursing assistant training program in partnership with local Northcentral Technical College. -
Emergency Nurses Association names 50th president
The Emergency Nurses Association selected Ron Kraus, MSN, RN, as the association's 50th president Jan. 1. -
Nursing director at Wisconsin university dies of COVID-19
James Mikolajczak-LaRosa, DNP, RN, died Jan. 1 after being diagnosed with COVID-19 two months ago, reports WISN-TV. -
Massachusetts 23rd state to grant nurse practitioners full practice authority
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed legislation that allows nurse practitioners to practice independently Jan. 1, making it the 23rd state to adopt full practice authority. -
Baptist Memorial offering $5K signing bonus for qualified nurses
Amid a nationwide nursing shortage exacerbated by the pandemic, Columbus, Miss.-based Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is now offering a $5,000 signing bonus during the hiring process, local CBS affiliate WCBI reported Dec. 30. -
Georgia nurse frustrated over hiring process delays
A nurse in Augusta, Ga., applied to renew her nursing license in October and is still waiting for the Secretary of State's office to process it, local NBC affiliate WRDW reported Dec. 29. -
California nurse begs people to 'stop being careless' in viral TikTok video
Gayana Chuklansev, RN, an intensive care unit nurse in Los Angeles, issued an emotional plea in a TikTok last week about the conditions at her hospital and urged people to stay home, NBC News reports. As of Dec. 29, the video had more than 1.3 million views. -
8 hospitals hiring chief nursing officers
Below are eight hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers. -
10 top nursing stories in 2020
A story about nursing earning the top spot as the most trusted profession in the U.S. was Becker's most-read nursing story this year. -
Nursing students return to COVID-19 frontlines in Maryland
Maryland health systems are again tapping nursing students to help out on the COVID-19 frontlines amid a surge in hospitalizations, reports The Washington Post. -
California nurses struggle as nurse-to-patient ratios stretched amid COVID-19 surge
California is currently the only state with a nurse-to-patient ratio law, but a spike in COVID-19 patients led Gov. Gavin Newsom to relax the law earlier this month. Now, nurses are scrambling to care for more patients, reports NPR. -
Meet the CNOs of US News' top 15 hospitals
This year has put nursing leaders to the test as they have worked to set up makeshift COVID-19 units, secure personal protective equipment for their teams and provide emotional support during some of the hardest moments of many nurses' careers. -
Nurses: The most trusted professionals in America
Americans rated nurses as the most honest and ethical professionals for the 19th consecutive year, according to an annual Gallup poll. -
US colleges aren't accepting enough nurses to offset shortage
The COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating a national nurse shortage, with many universities struggling to keep up with the growing demand for nurses, reports NPR and The Hechinger Report. -
'Once again, we're not prepared': New York hospital nurses say lack of staff, resources maches spring surge
Many nurses are expressing concern about conditions in New York hospitals amid a major surge in COVID-19 patients, reports The New York Times.
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