Nursing

Threats and attacks toward nurses and other healthcare workers have become commonplace. In response, the medical community has issued growing calls to Congress to pass legislation to mitigate workplace violence against healthcare workers. 

Basic HIPAA training and adhering to their hospital's own privacy compliance guidelines may not be enough to ensure nurses are consistently compliant, suggests a Dec. 27 HIPAA Journal report.

With an eye on increasing Pennsylvania's nursing workforce, Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger College of Health Sciences will use a $2.5 million state Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant to renovate its School of Nursing in Lewistown, Pa. This plan, according to a…

Below are eight hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that recently posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers. 

The number of traveling nurses boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic, but now many find their wages slashed to 50 percent or less upon renewal. Traveling nurses are fighting back with lawsuits claiming the companies are using "bait-and-switch" tactics, NBC News…

A new virtual course to assist in cross-training non-pediatric nurses so they can help colleagues manage the surge in severe respiratory cases in children is now available for free from the Children's Hospital Association and American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.

Here are six major nursing grants and donations used to fight nurse shortages in 2022:

Supporting nurses and promoting their well-being was a top priority for chief nursing officers this year amid workforce shortages and ongoing pandemic stressors. 

Four hospitals received Magnet designation for the first time in November, according to the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

From life saving interventions off the job to patient experience improvement efforts, dozens of nurses made headlines this year for their leadership efforts.