Nursing

The country’s third-largest nonprofit health system, Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health, is rebuilding nursing degree programs to close a gap chief nursing officers know all too well: new graduates who tested well in school, but stall at the bedside. Advocate wants…

First-time, U.S.-educated candidates passed the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses at an 86.7% rate in 2025, with results ranging from 92.9% in North Dakota to 77.8% in Alaska. The figures come from newly released data in the National…

In 2022, the American Nurses Credentialing Center launched the Magnet with Distinction program to recognize the world’s highest performing Magnet organizations. Since then, 96 hospitals in the U.S. and one in Saudi Arabia have achieved the designation.  The ANCC, a subsidiary…

There’s a widening gap between what a nursing degree certifies and what a hospital unit actually demands in practice, nursing leaders say. New nurses are arriving on the job less prepared for the nuances and complexity of clinical care, leaving…

Registered nurse candidates passed the National Council Licensure Examination-RN exam at a 74.4% rate in the first half of 2026, already surpassing the exam’s entire 2025 pass rate, according to new data from the National Council of State Boards of…

The American Nurses Association named Anita Girard, DNP, RN, president. Dr. Girard will serve as ANA’s 39th president starting Jan. 1, according to a June 27 association news release. She will focus on implementing the association’s 2026-2030 strategic plan. Dr.…

Patients who received virtual nurse discharges had a 72% relative reduction in readmission compared to traditional, in-person discharges, a recent study found.  The study, published June 12 in NPJ Digital Medicine, analyzed 4,662 adult patient discharges from inpatient units at…

Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health, one of the biggest U.S. health systems with 69 hospitals, is building a workforce pipeline with the nation’s largest nursing school.  The system is collaborating with Chamberlain University, which is teaching about 40,000 students across 24…

The nursing shortage has passed the point of being a pipeline problem. It is now a structural one — driven by clinical placement constraints, rising student volumes and a growing gap between what new graduates can do and what hospitals…

The nursing workforce is projected to split in two by 2038, with some roles forecasted to exceed demand and others predicted to fall short. Becker’s gathered data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Health Resources and Services Administration’s…