Nursing

Police say a nursing assistant at UPMC McKeesport (Pa.) hospital helped a patient, who was shackled to a bed and under guard, escape from the facility, according to a Times Leader report.

Nurses across the nation are up in arms over comments made about their profession by the women on The View.

Elmhurst (Ill.) Hospital has achieved recognition as a Magnet hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, becoming part of the elite 7 percent of hospitals nationwide to hold Magnet status.

The inspirational trait B.B. King and a nurse in Tacoma, Wash., have in common. B.B. King, one of America's most revered blues legends and renowned guitarists, never gave up his love for music and performing, even through his advancing age.…

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Nurses and the nurses union at Oceanside, Calif.-based Tri-City Medical Center are reporting understaffing at the hospital's emergency department has created overcrowding and dangerous conditions, according to a report from KPBS.

Nurses are the backbone of healthcare. They are care providers continuously on the front lines, serving a multitude of purposes and tirelessly working to better the lives of others.

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses has revised and released official position statements on safe staffing guidelines and on-call practices.

To determine minimum nurse staffing levels in a freestanding emergency department, first determine the average daily patient census, according to a brief from The Journal of Free Standing Emergency Medicine.