Nursing
Nurse burnout is often framed as a staffing or clinical issue. Data from a national survey of more than 2,600…
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.…
Colorado is the state where nurses burn out most frequently, while Rhode Island has the lowest burnout rate for the role, according to a Nursa report shared with Becker’s. Nursa, a healthcare staffing platform, used multiple data sources for direct…
In the last few years, hospitals and nurse leaders have homed in on improving nurse retention. And their efforts are paying off. Since the pandemic, the nursing workforce has shown signs of stabilizing. In 2024, turnover rates for staff registered…
In April, the Commission for Nurse Reimbursement began training the first cohort of nurse leaders in its Fellowship in Nursing Economics, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. The fellowship is a first-of-its-kind program that empowers nurse leaders to…
There is a key driver behind the nationwide shortage of nurses: a severe nurse faculty shortage. To solve both shortages, more systems and nursing programs are creating formal venues to enlarge the nurse educator pipeline. Like the nurse shortage, universities…