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MultiCare Deaconess Hospital looks to expand virtual nursing
Spokane, Wash.-based MultiCare Deaconess Hospital is offsetting nursing shortages with virtual nurses and robots, The Seattle Times reported July 18. -
Nurses protest name of St. Louis hospital
A group of nurses and community members demonstrated July 17 outside a newly constructed healthcare facility in north St. Louis to protest the hospital's name, St. Louis Today reported. -
Rhode Island enters Nurse Licensure Compact
Rhode Island is the 41st state to enact the Nurse Licensure Compact. -
Massachusetts nursing program avoids shut down for now, pending corrections
The state of Massachusetts will allow Milton-based Labouré College of Healthcare to remain operational under warning status after initially deciding to shut down the program at the private college. -
Chief nursing officers are frustrated. They also have high hopes for 2023
Chief nursing officers say they would love the opportunity to look beyond staffing to other initiatives in the second half of 2023. Unfortunately, despite innovative strategies to retain, attract — and, perhaps most important financially speaking, reduce reliance on contract staff — efforts to stabilize nurse staffing levels remain priorities 1, 2 and 3. -
Urgent need for safe nursing standards, nurse-to-patient ratios: American Nurses Association
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 to shoring up healthcare facility nursing departments, according to a July 13 American Nurses Association news release. -
How systems can help nurses overcome imposter syndrome
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 the American Association for Critical-Care Nurses website. -
Trends in nursing from the 1st half of 2023
Staffing issues and retention emerged as the top trends for nursing in the first half of 2023. -
Providence Mission nurse leader crushed by tree in Costa Rica fighting to walk again
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 a July 6 Orange County Register news report. -
Alabama university gets $3.5M to diversify nursing faculty
Birmingham-based University of Alabama received a $3.5 million grant to help diversify nurse educators, al.com reported July 3. -
5 highest paying states for nurse executives
Indiana is the highest-paying state for nurses in executive management roles, according to a June 29 report from the Medical Group Management Association. -
5 states where licensed practical nurses get paid the most
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. -
Nurse pay rose 8.5% in 2022: 8 findings
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. -
VUMC names director of nurse safety, wellbeing
Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center appointed Sarrah Spohnholtz, MSN, RN, inaugural director of nurse safety and wellbeing. -
5 highest paying states for RNs
Medical Group Management Association found Washington, D.C., was the highest paying area for registered nurses, while New Jersey was the lowest. -
10 hospitals that earned Magnet status in 2023
Ten hospitals have received Magnet designation for the first time this year, the American Nurses Credentialing Center told Becker's. -
New Hampshire hospitals launches externship nursing program
Three New Hampshire hospitals are offering a new externship program to nursing students. -
$390M for nurses: How hospitals, colleges are tackling the shortage
With 94 percent of hospitals of health executives reporting their shortage of nurses as "critical," the industry is plugging hundreds of millions of dollars into reversing the trend. -
6 nurse specialties' employment numbers, by state
There are about 3.1 million registered nurses, 258,230 nurse practitioners, 1.3 million nursing assistants, 46,540 nurse anesthetists, 7,950 nurse midwives and 632,020 licensed practical and vocational nurses working in the U.S., according to the most recent data shared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. -
Nursing is 3rd-most popular profession on TikTok
An analysis of 35 professions on TikTok found nurses were the third-most popular profession represented, registerednursing.org reported June 6.
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