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Going back to staff job 'just not an option': High travel nurse pay — up to $8K a week — worsens staff shortages
Pay rate for travel nurses has risen rapidly during the pandemic, driven by demand and paid for in part with federal emergency funding, exacerbating an already existing nursing shortage, reports The Wall Street Journal. -
HCA opens new nursing campus
Galen College of Nursing, part of Nashville-based HCA Healthcare, is opening a 47,700-square-foot nursing school campus in Nashville, the companies said Aug. 25. -
'Horrific working conditions' & 'no end' in sight: 3 nurses tell NYT what working this surge is like
Three nurses wrote to The New York Times about the conditions they're working in after the news publication ran several stories about the profession amid COVID-19. -
Nebraska government under fire for ad recruiting nurses without COVID vaccination
Some Nebraska healthcare workers have received postcards from the state advertising nursing jobs with bonuses up to $5,000. The cards also read "No mandated COVID-19 vaccination," according to The Washington Post. -
26 hospitals hiring CNOs
Below are 26 hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers. -
Long ER waits may be tied to rise in violence toward Missouri hospital nurses
Springfield, Mo.-based CoxHealth is experiencing an uptick in assaults against nurses, particularly in the emergency department, reports NBC affiliate KYTV. -
Why this nurse goes to her Las Vegas hospital on days off
When emergency room nurse Brooke Johns has a day off, she still heads back to Las Vegas-based Southern Hill Hospital to visit with patients, talk and braid their hair, reports Good Morning America. -
Louisiana honors nurse who went door to door and vaccinated 2,000 residents
A Louisiana nurse who vaccinated 2,000 residents through a personal door-to-door effort was recognized with a $25,000 honorarium Aug. 17, The Advocate reports. -
Most nurses vaccinated, support mandates: 8 ANA survey findings
About 88 percent of surveyed U.S. nurses are vaccinated against COVID-19, or plan to be vaccinated, according to survey findings from the American Nurses Association published Aug. 18. -
When a nursing shortage and COVID-19 collide: How 4 CNOs are responding
Ask any nursing leader about their greatest challenge and they'll likely point to staffing. If hospitals weren't already feeling the effects of a severe nursing shortage, a nationwide rise in hospitalizations fueled by the highly contagious COVID-19 delta variant has made the effects of it unmistakable. -
Florida nurse charged for alleged role in $2.3M fraud scheme
A nurse practitioner in Florida will face healthcare fraud, mail fraud and money laundering charges for his alleged role in a $2.3 million dollar improper billing scheme, the Department of Justice said Aug. 16. -
Previous CMS clerical error may cost US nursing schools millions
In 2008, CMS made a clerical error that resulted in an extra $300 million being distributed to 120 hospital-based U.S. nursing school programs, CBS affiliate WCIA reported. -
State of the nursing shortage: 7 notes
Perhaps more than any other point in the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals across the U.S. are feeling the effects of a severe nursing shortage. At the same time, hospitalizations are rising, with some states including Florida and Louisiana recording their highest numbers of COVID-19 hospitalizations yet. -
28 hospitals hiring CNOs
Below are 28 hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers. -
Cedars-Sinai's longest-serving nurse retires after 50 years
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai recently celebrated the retirement of its longest-serving clinical nurse, Patsi Saoud, RN. -
Delaware grants full practice authority for APRNs
Delaware Gov. John Carney signed a bill into law Aug. 4 granting full practice authority for advanced practice registered nurses in the state. -
Frustration, anger, denial: Houston nurse on the 4th COVID-19 surge & what it means for the profession
The current COVID-19 surge feels different than previous ones and could have long-term implications for the nursing profession, reports Houston Public Media. -
Phoenix Children's appoints chief nursing officer
Phoenix Children's has selected Rhonda Thompson, DNP, RN, to serve as the system's chief nursing officer and senior vice president of patient services. -
4 incentives an Oklahoma health system is using to attract, retain nurses
Oklahoma City-based OU Health is launching several new incentives to address an ongoing nurse shortage, reports NBC affiliate KFOR-TV. -
AORN, largest nursing school in US partner on OR nursing program
The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses and Chicago-based Chamberlain University will launch an online perioperative nursing training program in early 2022.
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