Nursing
Nurse burnout is often framed as a staffing or clinical issue. Data from a national survey of more than 2,600…
Effective Feb. 1, the National Council Licensure Examination will have a $350 registration fee for test-takers in the U.S., an increase from the current $200 price. “This is the first adjustment to the NCLEX registration fee since 2000,” the National…
Pending regulatory approval, a Michigan university plans to revive a nursing school with the help of Trinity Health as a clinical partner. Siena Heights University in Adrian, Mich., closed after the 2025-26 school year. Its three accredited nursing programs may…
Many nurse practitioners are struggling to find a preceptor, resulting in many students paying preceptors thousands of dollars so they can graduate, The Hechinger Report reported Aug. 24. To graduate, NP students must spend at least 500 hours working with…
Each year, the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals Honor Roll gives healthcare leaders a chance to look closely at what distinguishes the nation’s strongest hospitals. This year, one common thread is impossible to miss: Every hospital on the…
Nearly half of nurse practitioners report feeling burned out and 1 in 6 report having both burnout and depression, according to an Aug. 11 Medscape report. Medscape’s “When Caring Costs Too Much: Medscape Nurse Practitioner Burnout & Depression Report 2026”…
A year of University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing research points to a consistent finding: the staffing numbers hospitals track most closely to predict patient safety are less reliable than nurses’ own read. Here is what Penn Nursing’s recent work…
More than two months after California’s new nurse-to-patient staffing ratios for freestanding acute psychiatric hospitals took effect, state lawmakers are pushing regulators to loosen a rule that hospital leaders said has closed beds and destabilized the nursing workforce. Becker’s has been…
New Orleans-based Ochsner Health has run some form of virtual nursing for more than 15 years. Its chief nursing officer said the model is only starting to reshape how care is delivered. Ochsner began virtual nursing in the critical care…
The County of Santa Clara in California is seeking a chief nursing executive to lead nursing and patient care services throughout the Santa Clara Valley Health enterprise. “We’re seeking a strong, mission-driven nursing leader to guide our clinical teams and…
The American Nurses Association has recognized five new nursing specialties since 2020, including two this year, as the profession formalizes practice areas ranging from cannabis care to blood management. Each recognition establishes a scope and standards document defining the specialty’s…