Nursing

Top-ranked platform achieves back-to-back #1 recognition with 91.5 performance score in 2026 Best in KLAS: Software & Services Report NOBLESVILLE, Ind. – February 4, 2026, 0800 ET – Collette Health, the market leader in integrated virtual care solutions, today announced…

Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford, N.C., has appointed Mylissa Hess, DNP, as chief nursing officer.  Dr. Hess most recently served as market CNO for SageWest Health Care, a two-hospital system with campuses in Lander and Riverton, Wy. Prior to this…

West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health has opened a new operating room simulation lab at the Institute for Nursing Excellence in Livingston, N.J. The lab includes two simulated ORs, a sub-sterile training room and a 50-person classroom. The environment was designed…

Although up to 40% of the nation’s nurse workforce have said they plan to leave the industry by 2029, the demand-and-supply gap for registered nursing services is projected to decrease.  In 2024, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing…

New York City-based NYU Langone Health has opened its Lerner Holistic Integrative Health Nursing Fellowship to nurses nationwide, expanding a program previously limited to its own workforce.  The fellowship supports nurses in identifying care gaps and piloting wellness-based interventions aimed…

Omaha-based Nebraska Medicine is deploying artificial intelligence to predict length of stay and streamline discharge workflows, which is freeing up inpatient beds and easing administrative workload for nurses. Nurses at Nebraska Medical Center are using AI to support discharge planning,…

Memorial Hospital Gulfport (Miss.) has launched a one-year nurse residency program aimed at supporting new graduates as they transition into professional practice.  All newly hired graduates working in medical-surgical units will participate in the program, which includes clinical training, mentorship…

Goshen (Ind.) Hospital made a bold commitment in November: implementing a maximum 1-to-4 nurse-to-patient staffing ratio across all inpatient units. The move reflects a strategic shift to reinvest funds traditionally spent on overtime and incentive pay into sustainable nurse staffing…

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses recognized 580 units from more than 300 hospitals with the Beacon Award for Excellence in 2025. The Beacon Award honors hospital units that demonstrate excellence in patient care, outcomes and professional practice. Applicants are…

Since 2002, nurses have annually outpaced every other profession as the most trusted profession, but their lead is narrowing amid decaying trust in healthcare workers, according to Gallup.  Gallup’s 2025 Most Honest and Ethical Professions Poll, which published results Jan.…