Nursing

Amid the coronavirus epidemic, hospitals trying to discharge patients quickly are hitting a roadblock—nursing homes reluctant to accept them due to fear of infecting their residents, the Los Angeles Times reports.

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

A nurse who treated COVID-19 patients at New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System died March 24, reports NBC New York.

Noah Syndergaard, a pitcher for the New York Mets, is scheduled to undergo surgery for a torn elbow ligament March 26 at Hospital for Special Surgery's Florida location, despite a state ban on elective surgeries, reports The Wall Street Journal.

Hospitals nationwide are rushing to fill thousands of crisis nursing positions in preparation for a major surge in COVID-19 patients over the next few weeks, reports NBC News.

The following hospitals in Delaware received top marks on patients' HCAHPS surveys for nurse communication. 

As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has unfolded over the last few weeks, time often feels like it’s slowed to a standstill. A recent blog post by CipherHealth takes the time to reocgnize the providers on the front lines.

Two nurses at Glenwood Springs, Colo.-based Valley View Hospital landed on a creative solution to help protect the hospital's dwindling supply of personal protective equipment — they're sewing their own medical masks, reports NBC affiliate 9News Denver.

A patient at The Medical Center at Bowling Green (Ky.) allegedly shot a nurse in the leg March 17 with a hospital security guard's gun, reports the Louisville Courier Journal.

Fourteen nurses share advice for de-stressing after a difficult day.