Nursing
Nurse burnout is often framed as a staffing or clinical issue. Data from a national survey of more than 2,600…
Kathryn Ivey, RN, a critical care nurse in Nashville, Tenn., detailed her experience as a new nurse starting amid the pandemic — with no baseline for what "normal nursing" looked like — in an op-ed published by Scientific American.
Sanford Health hospitals in Fargo, N.D., are reducing surgical capacity by 30 percent amid staffing strain and a surge of COVID-19 cases, a hospital official confirmed to Becker's.
An off-duty nurse at Lansing, Mich.-based Sparrow Hospital helped deliver a baby in the elevator of the hospital's parking lot Sept. 13, reports the Lansing State Journal.
Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora will suspend some services because of staffing shortages and an influx of patients, local news station KDVR reported Sept. 16.
About 60 million Americans living in rural areas rely on small, local hospitals for care. The pandemic is exacerbating every pitfall rural hospitals face, draining resources already in short supply — such as nurses, according to NBC News.
The University of Massachusetts Amherst said Sept. 16 it received the largest gift in its history: $21.5 million to support its nursing school.
A choir of nurses from Northwell Health was one of five groups to compete in the America's Got Talent finals Sept. 14.
The number of nurse leaders who are considering leaving their positions is increasing as the pandemic continues, according to a new survey from the American Organization for Nursing Leadership.
Some Ohio nurses are frustrated with the state's board of nursing over license processing delays, The Columbus Dispatch reported Sept. 8.
There's not much incentive for nurses to keep working in the state, Lindsey Harris, DNP, president of the Alabama Nurses Association, said Sept. 6, according to WHNT-TV.