Nursing

The American Nurses Association named two nurses as recipients of its 2023 Innovation Awards on March 8. The awards celebrate nurse-led innovations that aim to improve patient safety and outcomes. 

The Minnesota Nursing Association is building support for a proposed law that could give nurses greater say over patient-ratios, the Alexandria Echo Press reported March 7.

The South Dakota Board of Nursing recently lifted the suspension of a licensed practical nurse who allegedly used fraudulent degree documents in her license application, board records show. 

In its new session, the Illinois General Assembly will look at new bills that could ease the state's nursing shortage.

As healthcare workers are increasingly exposed to traumatic events, newly proposed legislation in Washington state would allow coverage for treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, the Seattle Times reported March 6. 

RaDonda Vaught will appear in Tennessee court March 28 to appeal the state nursing board's 2021 decision to revoke her license, court records show. 

Andrea Mazzoccoli, PhD, RN, the chief nurse and quality officer for Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health, will retire in June after 15 years with the health system and 40 years in the profession. 

The expiration of California's COVID-19 emergency declaration could spell more trouble for Fresno County hospitals since they will no longer be allowed to hire travel nurses with out-of-state licenses, The Fresno Bee reported March 1. 

The National Resident Matching Program pairs medical graduates with compatible residencies and its president and CEO is a nurse, which is creating controversy, Medscape Medical News reported March 1.

Lawyers for some nurses in New York and Georgia maintain that their clients completed required coursework and legitimately earned their nursing diplomas, but are being lumped together in the national scheme involving the sale of thousands of bogus degrees.