Nursing

Amid both a state and national nursing shortage, more than 50 nurses talked about the profession with NBC affiliate WYFF.

Springfield, Mo.-based CoxHealth has created a new nursing position as nursing demand rises.

Florence "SeeSee" Rigney, RN, retired from her role as a surgical nurse at Multicare Tacoma (Wash.) General Hospital this month at age 96.

More than 200 Amazon Echo devices have been donated to Calcutta Health Care Center in Ohio for patients and nurses to use for better communication across the facility, according to a July 16 WKBN report. 

Three people are accused of selling fake nursing transcripts and diplomas, which were then used by several individuals to obtain medical licenses, according to a July 16 news release from the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland.

A Tennessee nurse had her license suspended due to alleged misconduct involving patients, reports CBS affiliate WREG-TV.

Nursing vacancies at University of Alabama at Birmingham have increased from 9 percent pre-pandemic to a current rate of 14 percent, reports CBS affiliate WIAT.

A registered nurse in California has been ordered to surrender her nursing license after pleading guilty July 14 to elder abuse, reports The Press-Enterprise.

A new committee made of nurses at several Florida hospitals will tackle systemic racism within the profession, reports the Florida Phoenix.

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses has selected Beth Wathen, MSN, RN, to serve as its 52nd president for fiscal year 2022. Her term will begin July 1.