Nursing

The West Virginia University School of Nursing is set to open a new campus at WVU Medicine United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, hospital and school administrators said. 

Nearly one-third of nurses reported leaving their jobs because of burnout in 2018, representing the most recent national estimates, according to a study published Feb. 4 in JAMA Network Open. 

A nursing student at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia created a wearable nightlight to help clinicians avoid disturbing patients at night, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer.

A $31 million donation from an alumni couple of Marquette University in Milwaukee will fund scholarships and diversity efforts. 

Rose Bayuk, an army nurse who served during World War II, died Jan. 7, the Star Tribune reported Feb. 3. 

The median salary for registered nurses in the U.S. was $73,300 in 2019, according to U.S. News & World Report. 

Former nurses nationwide are coming out of retirement to help administer COVID-19 vaccines, reports NBC News.

Being a nurse practitioner is one of the top jobs in the U.S., with a median salary of $109,820 in 2019, according to a U.S. News & World report. 

Staunton, Va.-based Mary Baldwin University will begin offering a doctorate of nursing practice degree program through its Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences in August. 

A Florida nurse is among three people chosen to serve as honorary captains during Super Bowl LV, the National Football League said Jan. 27.