Nursing

Hospitals throughout the country may be launching a wide variety of initiatives to attract and retain nurses and build future pipelines, but creating standards for safe staffing — including minimum nurse-to-patient ratios — is the top priority when it comes…

Many nurses struggle with imposter syndrome, but systems and academic institutions can help alleviate it, Kimberly Pate, DNP, RN, director of policy and professional development at Atrium Health's Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C., wrote in a blog post on…

Staffing issues and retention emerged as the top trends for nursing in the first half of 2023.

The executive director of nursing at Mission Viejo, Calif.-based Providence Mission Hospital was flown to Craig Hospital in Englewood, Colo., for rehabilitation, just over a month after surviving "devastating and tenuous" injuries in an accident in Costa Rica, according to…

Birmingham-based University of Alabama received a $3.5 million grant to help diversify nurse educators, al.com reported July 3. 

Here are 128 organizations launching or expanding nursing programs:

Indiana is the highest-paying state for nurses in executive management roles, according to a June 29 report from the Medical Group Management Association. 

The average compensation for licensed practical nurses increased more between 2021 and 2022 than other clinical and nursing positions, according to an 2023 MGMA report released June 29. LPNs got paid the most in four states and Washington, D.C.

All nursing positions saw an average increase of 8.5 percent in median total compensation from 2021 to 2022, according to the latest MGMA report.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center appointed Sarrah Spohnholtz, MSN, RN, inaugural director of nurse safety and wellbeing.