Specially trained nurse practitioners help nursing homes improve the resident transfer process and reduce errors, recently published research shows. The findings come from the OPTIMISTIC project at ...

In the era of value-based care, optimizing the patient experience and patient safety are crucial to the success of a hospital. A critical component in meeting these challenges is hiring talented ...

As hospitals and medical centers continue to face challenges in staffing during the pandemic, the struggle is heightened to find and hire sufficient numbers of registered professional nurses. In the ...

According to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, nurses are the second largest group of licensed professionals in the United States. While laws vary depending on where nurses work, many ...

In the midst of a severe nursing shortage, one Veterans Affairs Medical Center has taken a series of steps in overhauling its interview process, and with it has cut nurse turnover rates by more than ...

Misty Kennedy is a school nurse in Elgin School District U-46 and has worked as a school nurse for the past 5 years. A nurse serves an important role to address the physical, mental, emotional, and ...

We recently reported on our Immigration Blog that hospitals and medical centers, facing challenges in staffing during the pandemic, content with heightened struggles to find and hire sufficient ...

Gavel and stethoscope in background. Medical laws and legal concept. State-by-state differences in regulation processes cause nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) to have different ...

Nevada state leaders are discussing a new process which would give qualified nurses an immediate temporary license, 2News report Dec. 6. Any nurse a facility deems necessary to assist with the current ...