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The Iowa Board of Nursing revoked a nurse's license after she was accused of sleeping on the job, leaving work without authorization, failing to administer patient medications and being responsible for missing narcotics, the Iowa Capitol Dispatch reported Aug. 31.

A difficult financial climate for health systems means not even registered nurses — in high demand amid a nationwide shortage — are immune from layoffs. 

California ranked among the top five states for nurses in three out of four categories, according to Forbes Advisor.

Nurse practitioner is the fastest growing occupation in the country, with employment in the profession expected to increase 46 percent within 10 years. The government has issued a fresh round of funding to support nursing schools in expanding training for…

Early data and anecdotal evidence suggests some states may be rebounding from the nurse shortage, though concrete data on the topic is sparse, and more time is needed to confirm the trend. 

As Florida rebounds from its shortage of nurses, the Gainesville-based University of Florida's College of Nursing enrolled a record number of nursing students for fall 2023 — and a few other nursing programs are noting the same. 

Pass rates of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing's new NCLEX testing format were "similar to statistics reported prior to the pandemic," Nicole Williams, MSN, RN, the associate director of examinations told Becker's. 

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