Nursing
Nurse burnout is often framed as a staffing or clinical issue. Data from a national survey of more than 2,600…
Four Massachusetts hospitals and universities are partnering to launch nursing apprenticeships. The program is funded by $240,000 in grants from the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. They will be implemented by the Massachusetts Nursing Council on Workforce Sustainability…
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing found the District of Columbia has the most licensed nurses per capita, while Utah is the state with the fewest for the second year in a row. The organization created a course…
Most of the top-paying states for nurses, adjusted for cost of living, are in the Midwest or the West, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Becker’s used the latest BLS data, released May 15 and up to date as…
The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford (Pa.) and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center partnered to give UPMC registered nurses access to the university’s online registered nurse-bachlor’s of science in nursing, or RN-BSN, degree program. Under the agreement, grants and UPMC…
Adding a dedicated oncology nurse navigator to new patient triage processes improved scheduling accuracy and timeliness, and increased workplace satisfaction among new patient coordinators, according to research being presented by Dana-Farber nurses May 15 at the 2026 Oncology Nursing Society…
Forty-one percent of nurses report using AI regularly, compared to 57% of physicians, and of those who use AI, only 30% regularly use clinician-specific tools, a May 12 Elsevier report found. Elsevier’s “Clinician of the Future 2026” report gathered responses…
St. Louis-based Ascension is finding success using nurse scientists to improve workforce challenges and patient care. In 2021, Ascension established its National Nurse Research Affinity Group, which brings together clinical nurses, nurse leaders, nurse scientists, clinical informationists and workers in…
Enrollment is rising in all nursing school programs except in research-focused doctorates, and master’s programs are the only ones to see a decline in applications, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing found. The AACN’s 45th annual survey compiled data…
As U.S. nurses increasingly employ AI in their day-to-day tasks, the American Nurses Association is advocating for more nurse-led guardrails amid concerns of bias, unclear accountability and a decline in professional judgement. On April 22, the ANA hosted an invitation-only…
Nurses and Illinois lawmakers have raised concerns about staffing levels and service cuts at St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Ill., following its acquisition by Prime Healthcare, according to a May 4 report from WBBM-TV CBS Chicago. More than 110…