About 3.2 million registered nurses are employed in the U.S., and California is the state with the highest employment level in RNs, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, released April 3 and reflecting information from May 2023.

Healthcare jobs continued to grow in March, with certain areas of the sector showing strong growth on top of February's numbers. 

American workers are 400% more productive than they were when the Fair Labor Standards Act established a 40-hour workweek in 1940. But CEOs — not employees — are reaping the fruits of that labor, according to a March 19 opinion article in The Washington Post. 

A proposed bill in California that would increase penalties for violence against emergency department workers has passed one body of the state legislature and awaits consideration in another.

Workplace violence is front and center in healthcare, with clinicians increasingly saying the issue has led them to change or leave a job. As hospitals look to establish and strengthen a culture of safety, some have invested heavily into weapons detection systems. 

Emporia, Kan.-based Newman Regional Health has significantly improved its staffing and is looking to go agency-free by late summer or early spring in an attempt to continue improving local patient experience. 

As Capitol Hill weighs a shortened workweek, many companies are already unofficially carrying one out, The Wall Street Journal reported March 27. 

Despite the buzz around flexible work, it is not among Generation Z's top three desirable elements in a new job, according to a March 26 report. 

Although telehealth has been around for a long time, the pandemic made it newly relevant. Now, after the pandemic, the use cases for telehealth and virtual care continue to expand, transforming the way that healthcare is delivered and producing positive results. As this transformation occurs, organizations are taking a closer look at how to integrate telehealth into their strategies and operations.

Workforce challenges remain the top concern for hospital CEOs.

In today's highly competitive market for clinical talent, attracting and retaining qualified staff takes more than just sign-on bonuses and increased salaries.

Beth Schmidt remembers the last time Fort Worth, Texas-based Cook Children's Health Care System hired a travel nurse, and it was not recently. 

CFOs said scarcity of talent was the top contributor to staff shortages, according to a report from the Healthcare Financial Management Association and Eliciting Insights. 

Most Gen Zers believe they're graduating well-equipped with skills employers value. Employers beg to differ, according to a March 26 report. 

A new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives could prevent medical schools from receiving federal financial assistance if they adopt certain diversity, equity and inclusion policies. 

How can healthcare recruitment leaders get ahead of the curve instead of simply responding to short-term needs?

Texas has 1 million more people working today than in February 2020, while more than a dozen states have seen the reverse, with employment lagging behind pre-pandemic levels, according to Bloomberg.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that employment of registered nurses will grow 6% between 2022 and 2032. About 193,100 openings for RNs are projected each year on average over the decade as workers move to different occupations or depart the labor force, such as to retire.

Bosses aren't the only ones pushing back against remote work: American workers are tiring of the debate, too, according to a recent survey for Bloomberg News.

The presidents of the American Nurses Association, American College of Emergency Physicians and Emergency Nurses Associations urged lawmakers to pass two bills aimed at strengthening workplace safety protections for healthcare workers during a congressional briefing March 22.