Feds bolster nursing pipeline with $78 million in awards
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 12, 2023
Twenty-five organizations will split more than $78 million in new federal funding intended to bolster the nursing pipeline, the Department of Labor announced Thursday.
Is this job demeaning? That’s up for a judge to decide
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 15, 2023
An appellate judge in Illinois is in a position to right a very old wrong, to elevate the status of nursing home caregivers — and do so with legal authority.
Also in the News for Friday, Dec. 2
By
Joe Bush
Dec 02, 2022
Minnesota program battling staffing shortage in long-term care nursing celebrates one year anniversary … Nursing home loses 21 employees in a month … Provider lobbyists discuss staff shortages, license...
Also in the News for Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022
By
Joe Bush
Nov 22, 2022
HHS Long COVID study can help nursing home staff treat residents better… Best practices for managing nursing workforce issued … Abi-Antoun named president, CEO of Presbyterian Homes
Also in the News for Oct. 25, 2022
By
Joe Bush
Oct 25, 2022
NIOSH shares 2021-22 data on healthcare workers’ COVID and flu vaccination … Pennsylvania state senator launches nursing initiative with ARP money … University and state agency partner for nursing...
Prospective nursing students say they’re academically unprepared to pursue career
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 12, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred an interest in nursing careers, but many prospective nurses feel academically unprepared to pursue education toward that goal, a new survey finds.
Nurses’ vital role in the work of therapists
By
Kristy Wikum
Jun 17, 2022
I have always had an appreciation for nurses and nursing staff — not only because my sister is a nurse but because of the vast amount of work they do so well, each and every day. With National Nurse’s...
Wondering: Did nursing travel back in a time machine?
By
James M. Berklan
May 12, 2022
During a time when nurses have never been in higher demand, and salaries for them and so many other healthcare professionals are leaping, researchers reported that the salary gap between male and female...
A nursing emergency
By
Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN
Apr 11, 2022
The full ramifications of the pandemic on the nursing workforce are being analyzed, but the trends may lead to a nursing emergency.
CMP grant receives phenomenal nursing retention results, even during pandemic!
By
Peg Tobin
Jul 09, 2021
Tobin and Associates, Inc. received a Civil Monetary Penalty Grant to implement a Nurse Leadership Training Program in Ohio from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2020. The purpose of this grant was to...