Nursing

Lexington, Ky.-based UK HealthCare recently hired more than 300 registered nurses as part of the University of Kentucky's implementation of a new graduate recruitment program. 

Pitfalls of nurse practitioner education made national headlines in July after a Bloomberg Businessweek article criticized programs for allegedly accepting students and graduating them without proper training or experience.

Emily Barey, RN, has served as Epic System's "chief nurse evangelist" for 23 years.

Many hospitals are seeing nurse staffing levels stabilize after several years marked by significant shortages. While a welcome trend for the nation's healthcare system, it presents a new challenge. 

A California nurses association is urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto a bill that would delay earthquake safety standards for hospitals.

Recently Bloomberg released their first in a series of articles on Advanced Practice Nursing. Practitioners. This first installment focused on nurse practitioner education, offering harmful and unsubstantiated opinions regarding the educational preparation and subsequent care provided by U.S. based Nurse…

Here are the chief nursing leaders from the 11 hospitals with Magnet with Distinction programs.

A patient-controlled liquid oral opioid device could address delays in pain medication delivery, according to a study published July 26 in the Journal of Pain Research.

The University of South Carolina in Columbia has opened a new training facility for nursing students in partnership with Lexington Medical Center in West Columbia, S.C.

Health systems and universities are increasingly offering externship programs to help nursing students gain practical experience before graduation.