A former nurse at Tyler, Texas-based Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital and Christus Mother Frances Hospital-Tyler was found guilty Oct. 19 of capital murder, NBC reported. 

Registered nurses from across the U.S. took to the National Nurses United convention Oct.12-14 to pass resolutions for society in light of the pandemic: a society based on care focusing on workers’ rights, Medicare for All, global health and vaccine equity, and racial and gender justice, according to an Oct. 15 release from the union.

Below are 22 hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers. 

Charles Beene, RN, recently celebrated a milestone anniversary — working as a nurse at University of Texas Health for 50 years.

Increasing salaries for nurses to closely mirror clinical salaries and supporting new investments in nurses' mental health were among the ideas presented Oct. 7 by an Oregon nurses union to improve retention in the field, according to statements emailed to Becker's.

Colleges around Rhode Island are experiencing nursing faculty shortages that are exacerbating the staff shortages at hospitals around the state, according to an Oct. 8 WPRI-TV report. 

Multiple healthcare leaders in Nebraska testified before a legislative panel examining healthcare staff shortages, urging the state to help address the current conditions, ABC affiliate KETV reports.

Sandra Lindsay, RN, a nurse who made history last year as the first American vaccinated against COVID-19, received her booster dose at Long Island Jewish Medical Center Oct. 6, reports ABC affiliate WABC-TV.

Concordia University in St. Paul, Minn., will offer an accelerated 16-month nursing program to help fill nursing shortages in the state, according to St. Paul, Minn., ABC affiliate KSTP 5 on Oct. 5.

A California law signed Oct. 1 will require all nursing schools and programs to incorporate implicit bias training into their curriculum, and hospitals to implement evidence-based programs on the matter into new graduate training.

National Nurses United, the largest organization of nurses in the U.S., called on the Federal Trade Commission in an Oct. 4 press release to investigate contracts many hospitals require newly hired nurses to sign as terms of employment, but which the union says can lead to harsh burdens. 

Some nursing students who choose not to get vaccinated against COVID-19 are struggling to complete their clinical training and degrees, Kaiser Health News reported Oct. 4. 

Below are 22 hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers. 

An Oct. 1 report from the Florida Hospital Association and Safety Net Hospital Alliance found that Florida is projected to lose 59,100 nurses by 2035. 

In perhaps what will be the most difficult year of their career, five California nurses shared how they've stayed resilient throughout the COVID-19 pandemic with the Los Angeles Times in an Oct. 1 report. 

The Oregon Nurses Association is calling out hospitals around the state for "blanket" vaccine exemption rejections after hundreds of Legacy Health employees received rejection emails on Sept. 27, according to Portland, Ore., ABC affiliate KATU. 

Nurses born after 1986 who have been with an employer for less than a year are more likely to quit their organization than older nurses, according to a Sept. 30 analysis from Press Ganey that documents a generational divide contributing to nurse turnover rates across the country. 

North Dakota's Department of Health extended its waiver for temporary nurse aide registration deadline to Dec. 31 as COVID-19 cases increase and staffing shortages persist, according to a press release. 

A Michigan nurse was charged Sept. 29 in connection with the theft and sale of authentic COVID-19 vaccination cards from a Veterans Affairs hospital, according to the U.S. Justice Department. 

Hospitals are not fully compliant with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Emergency Temporary Standards, according to a survey of 5,000 registered nurses conducted by National Nurses United.