Enrollment in entry-level baccalaureate nursing programs fell 1.4 percent last year, ending a 20-year period of enrollment growth, new data from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing shows. 

If you ask a nurse leader why they moved away from the bedside and into leadership, there is a good possibility they will give a version of this answer: "Because I wanted to make more of an impact."

What do you get when you pair an experienced nurse — one who has been there, done that and has seen it all — with a new nursing school graduate? 

A teach-out plan brought on by a March announcement of the pending closure of Finlandia University —  a private institution in Hancock, Mich. — will soon send its nursing students eight minutes down the road to Michigan Technological University in Houghton. 

Nursing shortages are easing for some hospitals after falling pay from temp agencies and new hospital perks drive more nurses back into permanent positions, The Wall Street Journal reported May 1.

A nursing workforce that has been shrinking dramatically may be headed toward even greater challenges. Only 15 percent of nurses working in hospital settings say they plan to stay in their current positions one year from now, according to a survey of more than 18,000 nurses conducted by AMN Healthcare, one of the largest healthcare staffing company in the country.

Airica Steed, EdD, RN, appears to be a woman made to be a healthcare CEO; her story is like something out of a comic book.

Every year, companies offer a range of freebies and discounts to honor National Nurses Week, which starts May 6. 

York College of Pennsylvania nursing students who work at WellSpan Health are cultivating relationships with patients through flower arrangements, according to an April 27 post from the York, Pa.-based system. 

Beta testing of the world's first burn nursing specialty certification will take place from July 10 through August 6. Eligible nurses can apply, beginning May 10, to be one of the first to take the test and earn a certified burn registered nurse credential — CBRN. The testing will be fully rolled out this fall to the entire nursing community. 

A Nevada nurse who worked at a youth mental health facility was charged with multiple counts of child abuse and criminal negligence involving 19 patients, NBC affiliate News3 reported April 26.

A nursing education program invented at Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical System is showing promising signs, its creators told The Baltimore Banner. 

A team of clinicians from the South Texas Veterans Health Care System and a nurse in Florida were selected as recipients of an award recognizing commitments to patient safety from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the Daisy Foundation.

Healthcare groups are concerned the U.S.' decision to limit green card applications for foreign nurses will exacerbate staffing woes at hospitals and nursing homes, The Hill reported April 25. 

Kristin Wolkart, RN, has spent much of the past year doing what she loves — learning.

A nursing student about to leave on spring break had her first nursing experience after a man collapsed at Kennedy Airport in New York City, Sacred Heart University said in an April 20 press release.

Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health has launched a year-long nurse residency program that will be available in 21 states developed in partnership with Dignity Health Global Education.

Portland (Ore.) Community College's nursing program is at risk of closure due to a vacant nursing director position, OPB reported April 21.

Athena Minor, MSN, RN, chief nursing and clinical officer at Hartford, Ky.-based Ohio County Healthcare, found hope in some of the changes necessitated by COVID-19.

No more applications for green cards for foreign nurses will be accepted by the State Department this year, and only applications submitted by June 2022 will be processed until the backlog eases up and more green cards are made available, according to a bulletin issued by the department April 20.