Nursing
Nurse burnout is often framed as a staffing or clinical issue. Data from a national survey of more than 2,600…
In 2025, nurse executives were focused on aggressive plans to redesign care delivery, but this year, leaders said they are no longer pursuing complete redesigns. Instead, they focus on efforts with the strongest outcomes and build on what has proven…
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill has signed legislation eliminating certain practice restrictions for advanced practice nurses, allowing some to independently provide primary and behavioral healthcare services. The law makes permanent the independent practice authority for qualifying advanced practice nurses as a temporary…
The American Organization for Nursing Leadership will award five nursing leaders, one hospital and one chapter at its annual conference March 29-April 1, in Chicago. Here are the award recipients, according to a March 26 news release from the organization:…
Although most hospitals track nursing investments as expenditures but not return on investment, chief nursing leaders at 45 U.S. hospitals said these initiatives support positive hospital operating margins. An American Nurses Enterprise-commissioned survey asked chief nurse executives and chief nursing…
Generation Z nurses require more frequent one-on-one interaction with managers and leaders than prior generations to maintain similar levels of engagement and retention, according to a March 25 report from Laudio and the American Organization for Nursing Leadership. “Engaging and…
Mercy, based in Chesterfield, Mo., has reduced its spending on agency nurse staffing by 50% through a combination of flexible scheduling, internal workforce pipelines and AI-powered tools. Central to the system’s effort has been deployment of its “Mercy Works on…
Federal budget policies could put the nation’s nursing faculty workforce under great strain, according to a March 20 JAMA Health Forum viewpoint by two leaders at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Proposed changes to the U.S. federal…
Hospitals and health systems are adjusting their “boomerang” recruitment strategies to bring nurses back to the bedside. Staff shortages made national headlines during the COVID-19 pandemic, and have been a core issue for many hospitals ever since. In 2022, some…
MaineHealth is piloting a career navigator services program to aid participants in its free certified nursing assistant training. The pilot, which was launched at Maine Medical Center Portland, will help CNAs explore growth opportunities, assist with transitions between specialties and…
Across the nation, hospitals and universities are implementing financial incentive programs to recruit new and experienced nurses. Many of these incentives were developed or enhanced in response to staffing challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, Candace Mori, PhD, RN, senior vice…