Nursing

Wilmington, Del.-based ChristianaCare is the only national winner of the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing's 2024 National Certification Champion Award for health systems.

In late September, 133 nurses at Waterbury (Conn.) Hospital voted "no confidence" in Chief Nursing Officer Michelle Diaz, BSN, RN, and demanded her dismissal. 

A new Connecticut law provides home healthcare workers with greater protections when visiting patients, NBC Connecticut reported Sept. 30.

As healthcare searches for the ideal virtual nursing model, Advocate Health has been experimenting with several frameworks since January 2023, according to Jane Dus, DNP, RN, chief nursing officer of Advocate's Midwest region. 

In a sudden move, the Visiting Nurse Association of Staten Island ended operations, laying off its nursing and selling its assets after over 100 years in service, SILive.com reported Sept. 27.

Nurse teams around the world are facing burnout and shortage — straining care delivery, and posing a meaningful challenge to health system margins. An often-ignored but pivotal driver of the problem is provider scheduling. Building shift schedules is extremely time-consuming,…

A third of healthcare workers reported symptoms of PTSD related to the pandemic, but nurse aides and other lower-paid healthcare workers said they have been unable to get help for their conditions, KFF Health News reported Sept. 25.

How Stryker’s technology elevates patient safety Patient safety is a top priority in healthcare, and one of the biggest challenges hospitals face is preventing falls. These accidents can lead to longer hospital stays and even serious injury.1 While traditional methods—like…

As healthcare costs continue to climb, hospitals are under increasing pressure to find innovative ways to maintain financial stability while delivering high-quality care. Virtual nursing has emerged as a powerful tool, offering a model that enhances patient care and combats…

Nurse practitioners employed by New York state have sued the agency that oversees their salary structure, alleging they are being underpaid based on gender, the Times Union reported Sept. 23.