Hospital and health system chief nursing officers are focusing on nurse well-being and workforce retention as they head into the end of 2022. 

Here are four nurses who have made headlines for their leadership efforts on and off the job since Aug. 30: 

Gaithersburg, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare has named its first three recipients of a $20,000 nursing school scholarship.

This fall, the University of Maryland Medical System in Baltimore plans to welcome its first full class of nursing students for a program that puts them at patients' bedside for one 12-hour shift per week.

More than 5,200 nursing personnel were assaulted in the second quarter of 2022, with patients being the largest source of violence, according to newly released data from Press Ganey. 

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger launched the Scranton, Pa.-based College of Health Sciences Sept. 7, which will oversee all other institutions — including the Lewiston, Pa.-based School of Nursing's new transition from a diploma-granting to degree-granting school.

Below are 11 hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that recently posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers. 

A nurse ambassadors program created by the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania is elevating the voices of nurses in legislative policy, including some from Jefferson Health, to help implement changes on key issues such as workplace violence and nursing shortages. 

Rather than return to their former hospital jobs, some travel nurses are leaving the field altogether as demand for travel nurses comes back down from unprecedented highs during the pandemic, NBC News reported Sept. 3

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, tapped Mary Wakefield, PhD, to lead a major revamp of the agency that prioritizes future public health responses after the shortcomings of the COVID-19 response. 

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

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing is aiming to improve diversity among nurse leaders through a new fellows program, the Nashville, Tenn.-based organization said Sep. 1. 

Currently, the highest-demand clinical areas in the acute care setting are Intensive Care, Emergency, Labor and Delivery, and the OR/Procedural departments. ReSkilling  is designed to help facilities find and train qualified clinicians to provide that specialized care. 

The COVID-19 pandemic forced chief nursing officers to make tough decisions that led to moral distress, such as selecting nurses to work in COVID-19 units, according to a study published Aug. 31 in the Journal of Nursing Management. 

Wilmington, N.C.-based Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center has made significant progress in bolstering its nursing workforce over the last two months, adding more than 300 nurses.

On Aug. 30, California's Senate passed legislation allowing nurse practitioners to perform first trimester abortions without supervising physicians. 

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

Several colleges and universities have launched nursing programs and partnerships to address persistent shortages around the country.

Nashville, Tenn.- Vanderbilt University Medical Center has selected Crystal Jackson, MSN, RN, to serve as senior director of nursing education and professional development, effective Sept. 1.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, based in Nashville, Tenn., will partner with Metro Nashville Public Schools to lead monthly conversations with high school seniors about what it takes to become a registered nurse.