Nursing

The American Nurses Association is partnering with Al Roker Entertainment and HealthCom Media to create a multi-channel "American Nurse Heros" campaign spotlighting the true stories of nurses combating COVID-19. 

Nurses and healthcare workers have been spotlighted as heroes throughout the pandemic, but they've been susceptible to workplace violence and abuse for years with little done to prevent it, a Dec. 10 investigation from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel found. 

For many nurses across the country, the nearly yearlong battle against COVID-19 has brought on some of the toughest times of their career and unimaginable strain. Seven intensive care unit nurses from hard hit areas spoke to The Washington Post…

The American Association of Nurse Practitioners' board of directors has selected Joe Fanning to serve as CEO, the organization said Dec. 9.  

Registered nursing is currently the most in-demand career in Minnesota, followed by nursing assistants, reports the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.

A Tennessee nurse has been criminally charged with violating public health orders after hosting a large house party on Halloween, reports The Tennessean.

St. Cloud (Minn.) State University and the University of Minnesota are working to advance primary care services in rural communities by developing a new Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree program, according to a Dec. 1 news release. 

Below are 14 hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers. 

Most professional and collegiate athletes have access to rapid COVID-19 testing, while some frontline healthcare workers have never been tested during the pandemic, reports The Washington Post. 

Many hospitals across the country have issued calls for extra help from people in the medical field as they care for an influx of COVID-19 patients, and the addition of accelerated nursing programs at Xavier University in Cincinnati is coinciding…