Nursing

Colleges and universities are updating and launching nursing programs to help combat nursing shortages.

More than a third of Florida's nursing students didn't pass their nursing competency exams in 2021 — about 10 percent worse than the national average — according to a report from the Tampa-based University of South Florida's nursing center. 

Here are the 10 most-read nursing stories published by Becker's in 2022, listed in order from most to least popular:

Colleges and universities are updating and launching nursing programs to help combat nursing shortages.

Leaders at small health systems might be quick to dismiss the idea of an internal nurse staffing agency, thinking it's not an option for them. Kathy Sanford, DBA, RN, would challenge that assumption.

Nevada state leaders are discussing a new process which would give qualified nurses an immediate temporary license, 2News report Dec. 6.

The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, part of Penn Medicine, has launched a fellowship program to support the growth of nurses from underrepresented backgrounds. 

Colleges and universities are updating and launching nursing programs to help combat nursing shortages. Licensing boards and state legislators are also attempting to create paths for more students to join the profession.

Health systems are facing increased demand for care while continuing to deal with nursing shortages.

The American Nurses Credentialing Center has redesignated Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center as a Magnet facility for the fourth consecutive time, despite pressure from some nurses across the country to withhold the recognition.