Nursing
Nurse burnout is often framed as a staffing or clinical issue. Data from a national survey of more than 2,600…
The pandemic put nurses on the front lines of the battle against COVID-19 and caused shifts in the way they provide care.
Nurses bring unique perspectives to the legislative process and have a role outside of the hospital, according to an op-ed written by Janice Phillips, PhD, RN, and published in The Hill.
Several Vermont hospitals are cutting travel nurses, instead aiming to replace them with full-time employees as the pandemic increases financial pressure and exacerbates workforce shortages, reports VTDigger.
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Below are 10 hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers.
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Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Medical Center hired Jaines Andrades, DNP, BSN, as an environmental services worker 10 years ago. Today, Dr. Andrades is a nurse practitioner at the same hospital, reports CBS Boston News.
Filipino and Filipino American nurses are dying from COVID-19 at disproportionately high rates, accounting for more than 30 percent of the 205 U.S. nurses who have died, though the group makes up just 4 percent of the total nurse workforce,…
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Hospitals can't deliver excellent patient care with balanced outcomes without effective staffing. Before the emergence of COVID-19, dedicated nurses everywhere worked hard to deliver high-quality care for patients — many under difficult circumstances. In 2020, the job of the nurse…
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About 58 percent of nurses who died of COVID-19 and related complications are nurses of color, a report from a prominent nurse union says.
A new bill signed into law Sept. 29 will allow nurse practitioners in California to practice medicine without the supervision of physicians, according to The Sacramento Bee.
Below are the stories of some nurses saving lives outside the workplace:
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