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How family members are filling nursing gaps
The national nursing shortage is prompting some states to tap family members to provide home-based care for children with complex health needs. -
How Emory School of Nursing will address staffing crisis in Georgia
Atlanta-based Emory University's School of Nursing has announced a partnership with the Georgia Nursing Leadership Coalition to address the nursing shortage across the state. -
'I don't know if I could work anywhere else': Why nurses flock to California
California has a significant edge when it comes to combating the nursing shortage. The state saw about 30,000 more registered nurses move in than out during the first two years of the pandemic, according to a Sept. 19 Los Angeles Times report. -
Where nurses, CDC don't see eye to eye
National Nurses United's recent scrutiny over the CDC's proposed masking standards in hospitals is the latest example of the two entities not seeing eye to eye on infection control. -
Massachusetts nurses file 12K staffing reports in 18 months
Between January 2022 and July 2023, nurses in Massachusetts filed 12,600 unsafe staffing reports, according to a Sept. 18 news release from the state's nursing association. -
Gig nursing platform names chief nursing officer
CareRev has promoted Susan Pasley, BSN, RN, to the role of chief nursing officer, the gig-work tech platform said Sept. 14. -
Former Stone Academy nursing students sue for $10.35M
Months after the closure of Stone Academy, a for-profit healthcare college in West Haven, Conn., former nursing students who were unable to finish their education are coming forward, suing the school for $10.35 million, Law360 reported Sept. 12. -
130 hospital leaders lobby against nurse-patient ratios in Michigan
About 130 Michigan hospital leaders gathered to lobby against legislation that would require hospitals to meet nurse-patient staffing ratios, limit mandatory nurse overtime and require transparency about staffing, the Detroit Free Press reported Sept. 14. -
Northwell nurse leader 1st to get COVID-19 vaccine — again
Sandra Lindsay, RN, made history as the first American vaccinated against COVID-19 in 2020. Now, she's among the first to get the new booster, ABC affiliate WABC-TV reported Sept. 13. -
How Penn Medicine connects new nurses to home care
New nurses are an "untapped" resource for home care, according to Danielle Flynn, MSN, the director of Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine Home Health. -
4-time Magnet-certified system weighs in on what keeps nurses around
Four-time Magnet-certified El Camino Health in Mountain View and Los Gatos, Calif., has achieved a turnover rate of just 8 percent for its nurses, even in the midst of a nationwide nurse shortage, according to Cheryl Reinking, DNP, RN, chief nursing officer at El Camino Health. -
6 ways to optimize nurse workload
A Mckinsey analysis found ways to save 15 to 30 percent of a nurse's 12-hour shift by rearranging their workload through technology and delegation. -
92.1% of Magnet hospitals recertified by ANCC since 2020
Despite the nationwide healthcare staffing shortage and the industry still recovering from a global pandemic, 92.1 percent of Magnet-certified hospitals have achieved recertification from the American Nurses Credentialing Center since 2020. -
What will — and won't — change about nursing in 50 years
The technology healthcare will use in 50 years is impossible to predict, but nursing leaders agree that the one thing that will not change is the importance of caring individuals at the bedside. -
Only 45% of nurses are 'fully engaged': 8 notes
Only 45 percent of nurses report being "fully engaged" at work while 14.1 percent report being "unengaged," according to the 2023 "PRC National Nursing Engagement Report." -
Nurse in critical condition after being assaulted by patient
A Rhode Island nurse is in critical condition after he was assaulted by a patient, ABC affiliate WPRI reported Sept. 8. -
The benefits of rehiring 'boomerang' nurses
In May, some hospitals started reporting a positive trend: Former nurses who left their full-time positions for travel gigs or earlier in the pandemic were interested in returning. -
The 5 fastest-growing nurse occupations have dipped in projected growth
Nurse practitioner remains the nursing occupation with the highest projected growth by 2031; however, the projection has changed since May. -
13 hospitals seeking chief nursing officers
Below are 13 hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that have posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers in the past two weeks. -
Washington nurse charged 5 years after hospital’s hepatitis C outbreak
A nurse who may have been the source of a hepatitis C outbreak among patients at a Washington state hospital was charged on Sep. 1 after a five-year investigation.
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