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'Nontraditional' approach needed to beef up nursing pipelines, Memorial Hermann leader says
It's been almost four months since the National Council of State Boards of Nursing released a study that sounded alarms throughout healthcare. -
Viewpoint: Nurses should be running the healthcare business
America needs more nurses — not just helping patients, but running the business of healthcare, Joel Theisen, BSN, RN, wrote in an opinion piece posted Aug. 8 on MedPage Today. -
Optum launches nurse practitioner degree program
Optum has partnered with online educator Capella University to launch an educational program for advanced practice nurses in an effort to address the nationwide shortage. -
Viewpoint: Why these are the unhappiest nursing jobs
School nurses and hospital staff nurses are some of the unhappiest in the field due to understaffing and the pandemic, according to an article writted by Donna Reese, MSN, RN, CSN and published by Nursing Process. -
Nurses just want to be nurses again: ANA leader
In most cases, "just a nurse" isn't a welcomed phrase. But quite literally, today's nurses want to get back to a place where they can actually focus on being nurses and providing patient care instead of being an "organizational sponge" that absorbs what often seems like an infinite number of tasks, Katie Boston-Leary, PhD, RN, wrote in an Aug. 3 opinion piece published in nurse.org. -
How 1 health system gets new nurses to the bedside sooner
Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare Central Region's student nurse advanced pipeline program provides individuals enrolled in local nursing programs with a four-part progression plan that steers them toward their first full-time hospital position after licensure. -
Starting salaries for the 7 most common nurse specialties
Nurse specialties range in average entry-level salary from $22,750 to $133,970, according to 2023 rankings by Nursing Process. -
Kansas nursing school launches center for shortages of nurses, nursing leaders
The University of Kansas School of Nursing created the Kansas Nursing Workforce Center in the hope of reversing the downward trend of nurse and nursing educator employment in the state. -
How 1 nursing leader is trying to reduce violence, falls in her hospital
Lorie Rhine, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer at Raleigh, N.C.-based UNC Health Rex, has been a nurse for 41 years and although she never expected to be in leadership, she is happy she ultimately chose that path. -
50% of new nurses plan on transitioning out of field to pursue side hustle: Survey
A survey of more than 1,300 U.S. nurses found about 50 percent have side hustles outside of nursing to earn extra income — and many of them plan on making side gigs their full-time job, according to newly released findings from staffing platform ConnectRN. -
New NCLEX format shows positive results for first-time exam takers
Between January and June, NCLEX pass rates increased for both licensed practical and vocational nurse candidates, according to second quarter results of 2023 pass rates across the U.S., released Aug. 3 by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. -
Immigrant nurses have more 'human capital' but forced to work their way up: Study
International nurses have more human capital than American-born nurses yet often get the worst jobs, according to a study by researchers at Durham, N.C.-based Duke University. -
Nursing schools, hospitals don't agree on how to solve nurse shortages
The nursing shortage is like an endless domino effect of the worst kind, with existing staffing issues and burnout driving more and more nurses to cut their hours or leave the industry entirely. All stakeholders want to solve the problem, but hospitals and nursing schools have different ideas about what is needed most to do so. -
Michigan woman charged with posing as nurse for 3rd time
A Michigan woman was charged with identity theft after posing as a licensed nurse at a hospice facility. -
Meet the chief nursing officers at US News' 2023-2024 honor roll hospitals
Twenty-two hospitals were named to U.S. News & World Report 2023-24 Best Regional Hospitals Honor Roll Aug. 1. -
The 10 top-earning nursing jobs
Certified registered nurse anesthetist and geriatric nurse practitioner are the top-earning nurse professional positions, according to 2023 rankings by Nursing Process. -
$12M gift to double nurse scholars at Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic has received more than $12 million from the Howley Foundation, a gift that will double the number of nurse scholars this fall. -
Montana may eliminate CE requirement for nurses
Montana could soon eliminate continuing education requirements for its nurses, according to the Daily Montanan. -
The inadvertent harm of nurse resiliency — and how leaders can help
Nurses may be the first people to use the old airline advice about putting one's own oxygen mask on before helping others. -
The most crucial skill nurse leaders must embrace right now
While reiterating that hospitals continue to remain in a "state of recovery" even months after the official end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, Robyn Begley, DNP, RN, CEO of the American Organization of Nursing Leaders, said healthcare has rounded the corner enough to see what's coming.
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