Nursing

A Kentucky nurse who worked at Evansville, Ind.-based Ascension St. Vincent hospital said she was fired after attending the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Nashville FOX affiliate WZTV reported Jan. 13. 

Loretta Ford, CRNP, PhD, a 100-year-old nurse who helped establish the nurse practitioner profession, received the Surgeon General's Medallion — the highest honor civilians can recieve for public health service, local ABC affiliate Denver7 News reported Jan. 11. 

Wasau, Wis.-based Aspirus health system is funding an accelerated certified nursing assistant training program in partnership with local Northcentral Technical College. 

The Emergency Nurses Association selected Ron Kraus, MSN, RN, as the association's 50th president Jan. 1. 

James Mikolajczak-LaRosa, DNP, RN, died Jan. 1 after being diagnosed with COVID-19 two months ago, reports WISN-TV.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed legislation that allows nurse practitioners to practice independently Jan. 1, making it the 23rd state to adopt full practice authority. 

Amid a nationwide nursing shortage exacerbated by the pandemic, Columbus, Miss.-based Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle is now offering a $5,000 signing bonus during the hiring process, local CBS affiliate WCBI reported Dec. 30. 

A nurse in Augusta, Ga., applied to renew her nursing license in October and is still waiting for the Secretary of State's office to process it, local NBC affiliate WRDW reported Dec. 29. 

Gayana Chuklansev, RN, an intensive care unit nurse in Los Angeles, issued an emotional plea in a TikTok last week about the conditions at her hospital and urged people to stay home, NBC News reports. As of Dec. 29, the…

Below are eight hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers.