Nursing

Nursing executives keep a close eye on quality metrics, patient satisfaction scores and retention rates. But ask them how many of their nurses were threatened by a patient last month, and many won’t have a clear answer. That’s according to…

The American Hospital Association voiced support July 27 for the National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2025, a bipartisan Senate bill that would fund state-based nursing workforce centers to address ongoing shortages nationwide. The bill would establish a two-year pilot…

Of the 679 U.S. hospitals designated as “Magnet” hospitals for nursing excellence, about 5% have earned the recognition more than six times.  The American Nurses Credentialing Center awards Magnet recognition to hospitals based on their quality of patient care and…

Miami Beach, Fla.-based Mount Sinai Medical Center is the fourth health system in the nation to launch Epic’s ambient AI tool for inpatient nurses. Chart with Art is already being used by the medical center’s physicians, according to a July…

Here are nursing programs that are opening, expanding and ending in 2026. Note: This list is periodically updated throughout the year. If you would like to be included, please email m.taylor@beckershealthcare.com.

When WVU Medicine started handing aspiring nurses up to $25,000 in cash, the bet was that money for life’s expenses, not just tuition, would keep them in school. Early returns suggest it is. As of late July, the Morgantown, W.Va.-based…

The National Institutes of Health has appointed Courtney Aklin, PhD, director of the National Institute of Nursing Research.  Dr. Aklin has served as acting director and acting scientific director of the National Institute of Nursing Research since April 2025, according…

Greenville, N.C.-based ECU Health now allows certified nurse midwives to practice at the top of their license as of April. Midwives with at least two years and 4,000 hours of clinical experience will now be able to admit patients to…

Barbara Nichols, DL(h), DSc(h), PedD(h), MSN, RN, FAAN, a nursing trailblazer and transformational leader, died following a nursing career spanning more than 60 years, according to a July 22 American Nurses Association news release. Ms. Nichols served as the first…

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers approved an emergency rule July 16 to allow qualified registered nurses without a master’s degree to teach clinical nursing courses, as part of a push to ease the state’s nursing workforce shortage. Mr. Evers announced the…