Nursing

Staffing shortages and other workforce challenges continue to test healthcare organizations’ operating models and ability to deliver high-quality care. To address these challenges, hospitals and health systems are increasingly exploring novel workforce solutions. This was the main theme of a…

The global nursing shortage is expected to improve over the next five years, though significant regional disparities will remain, according to the World Heath Organization’s 2025 State of the World’s Nursing report. The report, released May 12, offers new insights…

At Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger, around 90 registered nurses work full time at the bedside and part-time in adjunct faculty roles at local universities.  Those 90 employees make up about 47% of all clinical faculty supporting 5,000 students who rotated through…

Hospital leaders are not only seeking nurses — they are seeking nurses for today’s workforce realities. At Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing in St. Louis, that means making significant shifts. Affiliated with Barnes-Jewish Hospital and BJC HealthCare, the college…

In February, South Dakota officials approved the state’s first registered nursing apprenticeship program through Huron Regional Medical Center. The apprenticeship is designed to attract English-as-a-second language nurses into the field, Sioux Falls Live reported May 7. The program was started…

McKinsey & Co.’s latest nursing survey focuses on the nurse manager role to identify trends in upward mobility, burnout and other areas. The global management consulting firm surveyed 1,301 nurses (533 nurse leaders, including 391 nurse managers, and 768 front-line…

In honor of National Nurses Month in May and National Nurses Week (May 6-12), hospitals and health systems are recognizing the difference nurses make in their organizations.  This year, the American Nurses Association’s theme of National Nurses Week, “The Power…

Nurse managers’ span of control is closely linked to retention rates among early-tenure nurses, according to a new report from the American Organization for Nursing Leadership and Laudio.  The “Early-Tenure Nurse Retention: Trends and Leader Strategies” report is based on…

Most of the top-paying states for nurses are in the Midwest or the West, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Becker’s used the latest bureau data, released April 18 and up to date as of May 2024, to determine…

Among nurses, 65% said their top challenge is stress and burnout, but 48% said their workplace does not offer mental health resources, or they are unsure if they exist, a recent survey found. The survey, conducted by Florida Atlantic University’s…