Nursing

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul named 1,000 winners of the "Nurses for Our Future" Scholarship Program, a program aimed to bolster the state's healthcare workforce, Aug. 4.

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses found 67 percent of nurses plan to leave their current nursing position within three years, according to their survey of 9,355 nurses in October. Their findings were published Aug. 2 in Critical Care Nurse.

Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health launched its "Nursing SEAL Team" program in July, which aims to give nurses more flexibility with where they work. Now, in the month since the initial team launch, the program has expanded into other departments and is…

Nurses have flooded social media with posts using the hashtag "showmeyourbuns" in response to a photo of Bryan Health's personal appearance policy, which was been widely circulated online.  

Here are four nurses who have made headlines for their leadership efforts on and off the job since July 16: 

COVID-19 exposed so many cracks in the American healthcare system, but nowhere were those cracks wider than in nurse staffing.  Nurses at the bedside endured the vicious cycle of emotional and physical burnout, the exodus of early retirees, and ever-increasing…

The St. Louis-based Lutheran School of Nursing has closed, according to an Aug. 1 report from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, which cites financial troubles and struggling enrollment.

Pre-pandemic, it wasn't uncommon for hospital nurses to have side gigs on their days off, be it paid or volunteer work. 

This year has put nursing leaders to the test as they navigate severe workforce shortages — among other lingering pandemic-related stressors — and work diligently to support nurses through a uniquely difficult period in their careers. 

Below are 12 hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that recently posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers.