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

Fairfield, Conn.-based Sacred Heart University and Danbury, Conn.-based Nuvance Health created a shared nursing chair, they said in an email to Becker's Oct. 12. 

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins School of Nursing created a Policy Honors Program for students to gain skills in policy analysis and advocacy. 

California is increasing access to reproductive healthcare through a new law that expands practice authority for nurse practitioners. 

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

Three hospitals received Magnet designation for the first time in September, while another 13 were redesignated, according to the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is planning to replace sexual assault nurse examiners on evenings and weekends later this year with a telehealth model, NBC Boston reported Oct. 6.

Aesthetics is an attractive alternative for many nurses looking to leave the bedside in favor of better hours and less emotional toll, the Nashville Post reported Oct. 7. 

Here are five recent lawsuits filed by nurses that Becker's has covered since Aug. 17: 

Although the workforce crisis has challenged health systems for years, recent statistics are sobering. Two in five nurses are thinking about leaving healthcare over the next two years and four million nurses are expected to retire by 2030.

The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will double its nursing program after a $9.9 million donation, it said Oct. 2.

Sylvain Trepanier, DNP, RN, system chief nursing officer of Renton, Wash.-based Providence, is one of four nurse leaders joining the American Organization for Nursing Leadership's board, the organization said Sept. 29.

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

Press Ganey has appointed Nora Warshawsky, PhD, RN, as nurse scientist to oversee nursing research and work with clients to help them better address the biggest challenges facing today's nurse leaders, the healthcare performance improvement group said Oct. 5. 

Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health has debuted an advice line that connects registered nurses with community members in need of guidance and treatment options. 

Columbia, S.C.-based Prisma Health invested $5 million into pilot nursing recruitment programs at five colleges across the state, WISTV reported Oct. 3.

The U.S. Labor Department invested $80 million of funding in support of nursing training programs Oct. 3.

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center's College of Nursing is extending a partnership with Memphis, Tenn.-based Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare to assist students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.

Addressing the nursing shortage, which has been exacerbated by COVID-19, begins with acknowledging how much nurses have been undervalued, Leana Wen, MD, wrote for The Washington Post Sept. 28.

Here are four nurses who have made headlines for their leadership efforts on and off the job since Sept. 19: