Nursing
Nurse burnout is often framed as a staffing or clinical issue. Data from a national survey of more than 2,600…
Health systems are rethinking nurse employment models to meet growing demands for flexibility and improve retention. The post-pandemic nursing workforce has largely stabilized, and systems have shifted to a focus on retention and long-term pipeline development. In 2024, turnover rates…
More than 1 million U.S. nurses are expected to retire by 2030 — far outpacing the projected number of new nurse graduates, according to research published Sept. 16. A study at the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce,…
Chicago-based CommonSpirit has created a systemwide nurse residency program that spans 84 facilities and is expected to grow to 130 by the end of 2026. The yearlong residency program launched in 2023 and provides new nurses with mentorship, career coaching,…
Nurse retention remains a major challenge for U.S. hospitals, as emotional fatigue and generational differences reshape how healthcare leaders support their nursing teams. Becker’s spoke with seven health system nursing leaders about difficulties they encountered in addressing burnout and supporting…
Hartford, Ky.-based Ohio County Hospital has saved more than $40,000 a year by converting all of their nurses to salaried positions. The change came about during COVID, when 50% of night shift nurses in the medical-surgical unit were staying for…
NYC Health + Hospitals, an 11-hospital system based in New York City, has saved nearly $250 million through strategies to reduce nurse turnover costs and reliance on travel staff. In 2024, the health system saved more than $150 million by…
Ascension has reached its highest nurse retention rate in five years — 81.96% — aided by its employee feedback tool Always On Listening, or AOL. The tool helps address the “pebbles” in people’s shoes, according to Rob Rose, DNP, RN,…
Omaha, Neb.-based CHI Health is building its own pipeline of clinical support staff through a new program that offers free training, certification and guaranteed employment to aspiring certified nursing assistants. The goal of the CNA Advance Program is twofold: Develop…
Nurse scientists are a rare but growing role in hospitals that address not just research, but operational and patient care pain points. Nurse scientists, also referred to as nurse researchers, are nurses who have pursued a PhD and conduct research.…
The American Nurses Association expressed “alarm” over the abrupt removal of the CDC director and string of resignations among key leaders of the agency. These changes, along with liaisons being removed from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, raise critical…