Nursing

UTHealth Houston will offer free, in-state tuition for eligible students in its accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program who annually earn less than $100,000.  On June 10, the organization announced the Future Nurses Fund, which will supplement scholarships and…

Lowering readmission rates ranks lowest among 20 executive-level priorities in nursing care, according to a report from NSI Nursing Solutions, a healthcare recruitment agency.  NSI surveyed 1,676 hospital and healthcare CEOs, COOs, nursing executives and human resource leaders across the…

Rush University College of Nursing has created a new certification program to encourage more nurses to pursue nurse educator roles. The Nurse Educator Certificate Program is a five–course, 12-credit program designed to equip BSN and graduate-prepared nurses with the skills…

Cleveland Clinic and Cleveland-based University Hospitals are partnering with three other systems and organizations to launch a nursing faculty boot camp. The Nursing Clinical Adjunct Faculty Initiative is an intensive boot camp to prepare nurses for adjunct professor roles, according…

The National Council Licensure Examination pass rate for registered nurses dropped to 71.6% in the first quarter of 2025, down from 79.1% in the same period in 2024.  The decline affected U.S.-educated and internationally educated nurses, as well as both…

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 73% of workplace violence incidents occur in healthcare settings. Leah Blackwell, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, said the health system is focused on preventing these…

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed House Bill 2789 into law May 28, allowing registered nurses to bill Medicaid directly for certain care-management services.  The new law will take effect Jan. 1, 2026, and permits licensed registered nurses to seek reimbursement…

Newton (Mass.)-Wellesley Hospital has concluded its investigation into a possible cluster of tumor cases among longtime nurses who work in the maternal care ward, finding no environmental contributors, The Boston Globe reported May 27. Investigations by the Massachusetts Department of…

Within the next 12 months, 61% of more than 12,000 nurses surveyed by AMN Healthcare said they plan to leave their current employer, switch departments, retire, return to school, or work part-time, per diem or in a virtual role.  High…

NYC Health + Hospitals is launching a new educational initiative to bolster its behavioral health nursing workforce.  Four notes: 1. The initiative, called the Behavioral Health Nursing Career Ladder, will provide educational and financial support for 24 staff members to…