Nursing

York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health has launched a new financial assistance program to help address the state’s nursing shortage. The WellSpan Scholars program, developed in collaboration with talent recruitment service Scholars Network, offers up to $65,000 in financial assistance to nursing…

Nationwide, health systems are increasingly turning to nurse scientists to close evidence gaps, answer pressing clinical questions and translate bedside observations into measurable patient outcomes. The shift reflects a growing recognition that nurses are among those closest to the patient…

Nursing is a profession built on compassion and resilience, yet beneath its caring façade lies a growing mental health crisis. Many don’t know that nurses face one of the highest rates of suicide risk among healthcare workers, a silent epidemic…

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has partnered with Northeastern University to enhance training for the next generation of oncology nurses. Under the new program, some nurse scientists at Dana-Farber will become faculty members at Northeastern, the Boston-based institutions said in a joint…

The District of Columbia has the most active nurse practitioners per capita, while Hawaii has the fewest for the second year in a row, according to a ranking from KFF.  KFF requested from Redi-Data the number of active state-licensed nurse…

Tallahassee-based Florida State University received a $10 million gift to expand its nurse education program. The gift comes from the Fairholme Foundation and is the largest-ever to the College of Nursing, according to a Sept. 22 university news release. The…

Nurse scientists are becoming a more popular staple of the hospital workforce. Many of the top 100 systems in the U.S. have at least one clinically based nurse scientist on staff. They work closely with nurses, physicians and other clinicians…

Health systems are rethinking nurse employment models to meet growing demands for flexibility and improve retention.  The post-pandemic nursing workforce has largely stabilized, and systems have shifted to a focus on retention and long-term pipeline development. In 2024, turnover rates…

More than 1 million U.S. nurses are expected to retire by 2030 — far outpacing the projected number of new nurse graduates, according to research published Sept. 16.  A study at the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce,…

Chicago-based CommonSpirit has created a systemwide nurse residency program that spans 84 facilities and is expected to grow to 130 by the end of 2026. The yearlong residency program launched in 2023 and provides new nurses with mentorship, career coaching,…