Nursing

Morgantown, W.Va.-based MedExpress Urgent Care, owned by Optum, is laying off all registered nurses at nearly 150 facilities nationwide. In response, Morgantown-based Mon Health System says it welcomes those nurses to apply for "multiple opportunities" within the four-hospital system.

Alix Dorsainvil, the American nurse who was kidnapped in Haiti with her child for about two weeks, said she would provide care for her former captors if they entered her clinic. 

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and his administration took key steps to begin implementing the Nurse Licensure Compact across the state, according to an Aug. 22 news release. 

The American Academy of Nursing has named six nurses as honorees of its 2023 annual "Living Legends" designation. 

Nurse practitioners are the most requested specialty by employers, AMN Healthcare found.

Addressing workplace violence against nurses and other healthcare workers requires a multi-pronged approach, and urgent action is needed from multiple stakeholders, seven nursing leaders wrote in an Aug. 23 Health Affairs report. 

When Gina Batterman, RN, was pursuing her nursing degree with the goal of working in pharmacy, her professors thought she was crazy. 

The nurse staffing shortage didn’t start with the pandemic, but it demands that healthcare leaders take a fresh look at why it exists and the barriers that get in the way of recruiting and retaining nursing talent.

A chain of urgent care clinics owned by UnitedHealth Group's Optum is laying off all nursing positions nationwide.

The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists launched a platform Aug. 20 to support its CRNA members in making career decisions.