Nursing

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill into law April 15 granting full practice authority for nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses.

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

As labor shortages persist throughout the country, nurses unions have taken increased action to support nursing staff. 

Below are 19 hospitals, health systems and hospital operators that recently posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers. 

Hospital CEOs and presidents with nursing backgrounds are still rare in healthcare — but not at Sparrow Health System. The Lansing, Mich.-based system has appointed four nurse leaders to top leadership positions in the last two years, a spokesperson told…

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

With nearly one-third of registered nurses considering leaving their current roles amid historic workforce shortages, healthcare executives nationwide are scrambling to better understand and meet nurses' needs. This task may come easier for hospital and health system CEOs with hands-on…

More than 100,000 people have signed a national petition calling for clemency in former nurse RaDonda Vaught's criminal case.

The Indiana State Nursing Board discriminates against nurses with opioid use disorder and must work with the Justice Department to end the civil rights violations, the U.S. Justice Department concluded in a recently released investigation.

RaDonda Vaught's conviction for a fatal medical error has created a dangerous precedent that will have long-lasting effects on the nursing profession, the American Nurses Association and Tennessee Nurses Association said March 25.