Nursing

Urbana, Ill.-based Carle Health and Peoria, Ill.-based Methodist College have unveiled a new program that offers eligible nursing students full tuition coverage in exchange for a work commitment at Carle Health. 

Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health is ending one of its visiting nurse programs June 30, NBC Connecticut reported Feb. 11.

Tallahassee-based Florida State University College of Nursing launched the Nursing and Artificial Intelligence Innovation Consortium.

Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver is expanding its nurse group mentoring program after it helped raise the retention rate of new nurses to 97%.

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing is working on national recommendations to remove invasive mental health questions from nursing licensure applications, Medscape reported Feb. 5.

In 2024, 73.26% of registered nurses who took the National Council Licensure Examination passed the test — a slight increase from 2023's average of 69.66%. 

Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health plans to implement virtual nursing at each of its 12 hospitals by the end of October 2025. 

Linda Burnes Bolton, DrPH, RN, former chief nursing officer of Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai, died Jan. 11 at age 76. 

A group of bipartisan lawmakers have introduced a bill that would create a $2,000 tax credit for nurses who take on preceptor roles to train nursing students. 

The American Nurses Association's new code of ethics highlights the profession's commitment to improving global health and confronting structural oppression.