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Is being male an advantage or disadvantage in nursing? 27 men weigh in
If men are hesitant to enter the nursing profession, it may be thanks to historical public perception — think about Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton in their white dresses and starched hats. But that stereotype, according to male nurses, should be ancient history by now. -
How nurses can reduce patient injury risk during prone-positioning therapy
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses released standardized guidelines to assist nurses in caring for patients undergoing prone positioning therapy, according to a May 16 practice alert. -
How Shriners Children's is making it easier to do lifesaving research
When Marc Lalande, PhD, vice president of research for Tampa, Fla.-based Shriners Children's, came to the organization five years ago, he said he was "struck by how many research projects were going on in some 20 different locations" in silos. -
What it will take to fix the nurse staffing crisis: Report
Nurse staffing challenges at healthcare organizations have a significant effect on care delivery, patient safety and the viability of organizations, according to the Nurse Staffing Task Force's May 10 report. -
Hurry up and wait: How green card freeze could impact US hospitals
An administrative backlog prompted the State Department to announce in its May 2023 Bulletin that this year's allotment of EB-3 visas has been exhausted and no applications submitted after June 1, 2022, will be considered until further notice. An EB-3 visa is required for an overseas nurse to work in the United States. -
New York nursing students can complete one-third of training via simulations
Nursing students in New York can now complete one-third of their clinical education using simulation technology after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed bill S447C into law May 15. -
5 plead guilty in nurse diploma scheme
Five defendants charged in the Southern District of Florida have pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy after their alleged involvement in a nurse diploma scheme. -
UC Irvine builds nurse well-being, compassion fatigue into curriculum
When Leanne Burke, EdD, MSN, began her career in nursing more than 25 years ago, the "nurses eat their young" adage was palpable. -
When nurse attrition turns into nurse retention
Kerry Appleton, BSN, RN, a resiliency coach at North Memorial Health in Robbinsdale, Minn., left her traditional role in nursing after 16 years. She pointed to stress, burnout and trauma associated with patient deaths as key factors in her departure. But what drove her away also brought her back to the profession, the StarTribune reported May 14. -
Nurse kidnapped outside of Detroit hospital found dead
Patrice Wilson, a Detroit Medical Center nurse, was kidnapped while leaving work May 13, Detroit Free Press reported May 14. -
How to get more men into nursing, per 21 male nurses
The nursing workforce is in crisis, and hospitals throughout the U.S. are looking for creative ways to attract more nurses today and beef up their talent pipelines so there will be a steady stream of new nurses on the horizon. -
'We did the work': More nurses caught in degree scheme speak out
More nurses are asserting their innocence in the national degree scheme, saying their entanglement in the situation has damaged their careers and threatened their livelihoods, Newsweek reported May 12. -
ANA presses Biden to keep 4 key PHE-era legislation in place
With the public health emergency ended, the American Nurses Association is urging the Biden Administration and Congress to keep some legislation and healthcare resources in place. -
25 nursing programs get a share of $78M from Department of Labor
Twenty-five organizations across the U.S. will receive a share of $78 million in grant funds that the Department of Labor has set aside to inject more resources and support into nursing programs, according to a May 11 press release. -
Instructors fired from Mississippi nursing school: 'They treated us like criminals'
Five of seven faculty members at the University of Mississippi (Jackson) Medical Center's Oxford-based accelerated Bachelor of Science in nursing program received pink slips on May 1 — in the middle of the rigorous program's one-year cycle, according to a May 10 Mississippi Today article. -
HCA does away with contracts that stick nurses with training costs
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is no longer embedding training costs into nurse contracts, according to a May 9 report from NBC News. -
How EHRs can help reduce violence against ED nurses
Workplace violence against nurses and healthcare workers has increased at rates that experts say are "alarming." Often, rates of violence are even higher for healthcare professionals who work in emergency departments, but new technology may be able to reduce these instances. -
Which US jurisdictions have not entered the Nurse Licensure Compact?
While Washington was the 40th U.S. jurisdiction to enact the Nurse Licensure Compact, which it did in April, 15 states and jurisdictions have not yet joined. -
End of PHE may limit patients' access to certain providers: AANA
When the public health emergency draws to a close May 11, some patients could lose critical elements of care overnight, the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology warned in a May 9 news release. -
38 hospital execs write thank-you notes to nurses
For more than two decades, nursing has been rated at the top of the list of the "most honest and ethical professions" in the country, according to Gallup.
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