Several colleges and universities have launched nursing programs and partnerships to address persistent shortages around the country.

Here are four nurses who have made headlines for their leadership efforts on and off the job since July 7: 

Below are 13 hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that recently posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers. 

Lobbying efforts for legislation to end the criminalization of medical errors are well underway in Tennessee, where former nurse RaDonda Vaught was criminally convicted and sentenced to three years of supervised probation for a fatal medication error she made in 2017. 

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed to the public that the nursing profession is in a state of crisis. A recent survey by McKinsey & Company found that one in three registered nurses who provide direct patient care may quit their jobs in the next year. If this holds true, our healthcare system will be in serious trouble, as it is nurses who provide most direct care to patients. 

A poll from Morning Consult conducted on behalf of CVS Health found 82 percent of consumer respondents support allowing nurse practitioners to practice to the full extent of their education and training, including through telehealth. 

Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health is aiming to give nurses more flexibility with where they work through a new "Nursing SEAL Team," the health system said July 6.

Sandra Lindsay, RN, a nurse who made history as the first American vaccinated against COVID-19, will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the White House said July 1.

Below are 12 hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that recently posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers. 

The New Hampshire Board of Nursing has reinstated the license of Amy Matthews, DNP, RN, chief nursing officer at Keene, N.H.-based Cheshire Medical Center, after it was suspended amid an investigation into how more than 7 gallons of fentanyl went missing, the New Hampshire Union Leader reported June 28. 

Here are five nurses who have made headlines for their leadership efforts on and off the job since June 8:

Oregon's nursing board has a backlog of more than 2,000 applications, which are set to expire at the end of the month, the Oregon Capital Chronicle reported June 21. 

Colleges and universities have launched nursing programs and partnerships to address persistent shortages around the country.

Memorial Healthcare System's longest-serving employee and first nurse leader of color is planning to retire after 53 years with the Hollywood, Fla.-based system, CBS News reported June 15.

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health is planning to hire more than 700 internationally trained nurses over the next three years to work at the system's four major medical centers and several critical access hospitals, Chief Nursing Officer Erica DeBoer, RN, told Becker's June 15.

Below are 15 hospitals, health systems and hospital operators that recently posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers. 

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger launched a travel nurse program June 10 for eligible inpatient registered nurses.

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare plans to open its eighth nursing education campus in partnership with Galen College of Nursing. 

Nurses have made headlines in recent weeks for their life-saving actions outside of work, volunteering to provide care internationally and more. 

Here are three key developments since former nurse RaDonda Vaught’s conviction over a fatal medical error in 2017.