Nursing

Sylvain Trepanier, DNP, RN, system chief nursing officer of Renton, Wash.-based Providence, is one of four nurse leaders joining the American Organization for Nursing Leadership's board, the organization said Sept. 29.

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

Press Ganey has appointed Nora Warshawsky, PhD, RN, as nurse scientist to oversee nursing research and work with clients to help them better address the biggest challenges facing today's nurse leaders, the healthcare performance improvement group said Oct. 5. 

Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health has debuted an advice line that connects registered nurses with community members in need of guidance and treatment options. 

Columbia, S.C.-based Prisma Health invested $5 million into pilot nursing recruitment programs at five colleges across the state, WISTV reported Oct. 3.

The U.S. Labor Department invested $80 million of funding in support of nursing training programs Oct. 3.

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center's College of Nursing is extending a partnership with Memphis, Tenn.-based Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare to assist students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.

Addressing the nursing shortage, which has been exacerbated by COVID-19, begins with acknowledging how much nurses have been undervalued, Leana Wen, MD, wrote for The Washington Post Sept. 28.

Here are four nurses who have made headlines for their leadership efforts on and off the job since Sept. 19: 

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health and the Loyola University New Orleans College of Nursing and Health will open a $1.9 million nursing simulation laboratory Oct. 1.