From life saving interventions off the job to patient experience improvement efforts, dozens of nurses made headlines this year for their leadership efforts. 

Colleges and universities are updating and launching nursing programs to help combat nursing shortages.

More than a third of Florida's nursing students didn't pass their nursing competency exams in 2021 — about 10 percent worse than the national average — according to a report from the Tampa-based University of South Florida's nursing center. 

Here are the 10 most-read nursing stories published by Becker's in 2022, listed in order from most to least popular:

Colleges and universities are updating and launching nursing programs to help combat nursing shortages.

Leaders at small health systems might be quick to dismiss the idea of an internal nurse staffing agency, thinking it's not an option for them. Kathy Sanford, DBA, RN, would challenge that assumption.

Nevada state leaders are discussing a new process which would give qualified nurses an immediate temporary license, 2News report Dec. 6.

The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, part of Penn Medicine, has launched a fellowship program to support the growth of nurses from underrepresented backgrounds. 

Colleges and universities are updating and launching nursing programs to help combat nursing shortages. Licensing boards and state legislators are also attempting to create paths for more students to join the profession.

Health systems are facing increased demand for care while continuing to deal with nursing shortages.

The American Nurses Credentialing Center has redesignated Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center as a Magnet facility for the fourth consecutive time, despite pressure from some nurses across the country to withhold the recognition. 

The American Nurses Association is calling on Congress to include actions to support the nation's nursing workforce in any end-of-year package legislation.  

A majority of nurse practitioners have a positive working relationship with physicians, although most also said they'd like to see their scope of practice increased, a Nov. 30 Medscape report found.

Several colleges and universities recently have launched nursing programs and partnerships to address persistent shortages nationwide.

Here are four nurses who have made headlines for their leadership efforts on and off the job since Nov. 9: 

Below are 10 hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that recently posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers. 

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, Mass., is working with partners to launch a formal nurse preceptor academy to address the New England region's nursing shortage and increase access to care. 

Houston Methodist received national Magnet recognition for nursing excellence at all seven of its acute care hospitals.

Several colleges and universities recently have launched nursing programs and partnerships to address persistent shortages nationwide.

The University of Washington Medical Center-Montlake in Seattle has become the nation's first hospital to receive seven consecutive Magnet designations from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.