Nursing

A Michigan nurse was charged Sept. 29 in connection with the theft and sale of authentic COVID-19 vaccination cards from a Veterans Affairs hospital, according to the U.S. Justice Department. 

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts has extended a measure limiting elective procedures at hospitals in the state, which are facing staffing shortages amid the latest COVID-19 wave.

Catholic Health's Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (N.Y.) is suspending inpatient nonemergency procedures and pausing labor and delivery services ahead of a tentative worker strike, NBC affiliate WGRZ reported Sept. 28.

Hospitals are not fully compliant with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Emergency Temporary Standards, according to a survey of 5,000 registered nurses conducted by National Nurses United.  

Green Bay-based Northeast Wisconsin Technical College recently received a $1.8 million grant from HHS to boost diversity among nursing students, Spectrum News 1 reported Sept. 28.

Many nurses in the U.S. are opting to leave their full-time positions at hospitals in favor of temporary travel roles, citing higher-paying contracts as a primary reason.  

In recent weeks, several hospitals and health systems were forced to close beds over staffing challenges. 

Dallas-based Steward Health Care will end maternity and obstetrics services at Sharon (Pa.) Regional Medical Center about three months earlier than anticipated, local news station WKBN reported Sept. 27.

Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health said it will close 121 beds at two hospital campuses because of a staffing shortage.

Nurses are making headlines for more than their roles in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.