Nursing

The COVID-19 pandemic forced chief nursing officers to make tough decisions that led to moral distress, such as selecting nurses to work in COVID-19 units, according to a study published Aug. 31 in the Journal of Nursing Management. 

Wilmington, N.C.-based Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center has made significant progress in bolstering its nursing workforce over the last two months, adding more than 300 nurses.

On Aug. 30, California's Senate passed legislation allowing nurse practitioners to perform first trimester abortions without supervising physicians. 

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

Several colleges and universities have launched nursing programs and partnerships to address persistent shortages around the country.

Nashville, Tenn.- Vanderbilt University Medical Center has selected Crystal Jackson, MSN, RN, to serve as senior director of nursing education and professional development, effective Sept. 1.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, based in Nashville, Tenn., will partner with Metro Nashville Public Schools to lead monthly conversations with high school seniors about what it takes to become a registered nurse. 

Press Ganey has named Nicole George, MSN, RN, head of its new nursing center of excellence. 

Here are 12 moves from nurses unions across the country that Becker's has covered since Aug. 3: 

COVID-19 exposed many cracks in the healthcare system. One area where those cracks were a particular problem was in how hospitals and long-term care facilities approached staffing.