Nursing

Orlando-based University of Central Florida opened a new nurse training facility, made possible in part by financial support from three Florida health systems. The Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion will enable UCF to graduate an additional 150 licensed nurses each year,…

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing found Washington, D.C., has the most licensed nurses per capita, while Utah is the state with the fewest. The organization created a comprehensive course of nursing licensure statistics in the U.S. and…

Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo., is launching a three-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing program in partnership with Hannibal (Mo.) Regional Healthcare System. Students can begin coursework online or in-person, followed by clinical training at Hannibal Regional, according to an…

Many nurse leaders expressed surprise that the National Council Licensure Examination pass rate declined earlier this year, but most said the one-year drop is not cause for concern. In the first quarter of 2025, the NCLEX pass rate for registered…

New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals/Carter is the first and only long-term care facility in the U.S. to receive the Pathway to Excellence with Distinction designation. The designation, awarded the American Nurses Credentialing Center, recognizes the highest-performing Pathway organizations…

UCLA School of Nursing is getting a new name after receiving a $30 million commitment, the largest in the school’s history. The school will now be the UCLA Joe C. Wen School of Nursing in honor of donor Joe Wen,…

Virtual nurses who handle admission and discharges are cutting length of stay times and readmissions, researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found. The study, published in ResearchGate, analyzed nearly 28,000 inpatient encounters across two hospitals, one…

A first-of-its-kind national certification is set to launch in 2026: radiation oncology certified nurse. The certification was developed by Oncology Nursing Certification Corp., the accrediting body for nurses in oncology and related specialties, along with radiation oncology nurses from Charleston-based…

Martha Schwebach, the nation’s first family nurse practitioner, died July 9 at 86, the Albuquerque Journal reported July 27. Ms. Schwebach graduated from the Dominican School of Nursing in Great Bend, Kan., before moving to Moriarty, N.M. She spent eight…

A rare dual-nurse role is emerging in the U.S. that could serve as a powerful aid to systems: clinically based nurse scientists. Nurse scientists, also referred to as nurse researchers, are nurses who have pursued a PhD and conduct research.…