Nursing
Nurse burnout is often framed as a staffing or clinical issue. Data from a national survey of more than 2,600…
Nursing workforce planning formulas may carry a structural error embedded since at least 1960, one that has quietly caused hospitals to systematically underbudget nursing staff across decades of textbooks, credentialing programs and government frameworks. The finding raised a pointed question…
The push to establish billing codes for AI-enabled clinical analyses is intensifying a longstanding debate over how the healthcare system values nursing work. The American Nurses Association is closely reviewing proposed federal payment policies for emerging technologies, but it cautions…
Nurses enrolled in school or who held graduate degrees were more likely to leave their roles, according to a recent study — a paradox that some systems are reversing with their career programs. The national nurse turnover rate is 28.7%,…
Nursing executives keep a close eye on quality metrics, patient satisfaction scores and retention rates. But ask them how many of their nurses were threatened by a patient last month, and many won’t have a clear answer. That’s according to…
The American Hospital Association voiced support July 27 for the National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2025, a bipartisan Senate bill that would fund state-based nursing workforce centers to address ongoing shortages nationwide. The bill would establish a two-year pilot…
Of the 679 U.S. hospitals designated as “Magnet” hospitals for nursing excellence, about 5% have earned the recognition more than six times. The American Nurses Credentialing Center awards Magnet recognition to hospitals based on their quality of patient care and…
Miami Beach, Fla.-based Mount Sinai Medical Center is the fourth health system in the nation to launch Epic’s ambient AI tool for inpatient nurses. Chart with Art is already being used by the medical center’s physicians, according to a July…
Here are nursing programs that are opening, expanding and ending in 2026. Note: This list is periodically updated throughout the year. If you would like to be included, please email m.taylor@beckershealthcare.com.
When WVU Medicine started handing aspiring nurses up to $25,000 in cash, the bet was that money for life’s expenses, not just tuition, would keep them in school. Early returns suggest it is. As of late July, the Morgantown, W.Va.-based…
The National Institutes of Health has appointed Courtney Aklin, PhD, director of the National Institute of Nursing Research. Dr. Aklin has served as acting director and acting scientific director of the National Institute of Nursing Research since April 2025, according…