VA Nurses Struggle in Uncertain Times
Like many of their federal colleagues, nurses who staff the Department of Veterans Administration (VA) are dealing with tremendous uncertainty. In Feb…
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Americans Believe AI Will Improve Healthcare, But Concerns Exist, Survey Finds
Many Americans believe that AI can improve healthcare during the next decade – but not without some worries.
So say the results from a recent survey from …
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Globalism, Racism, and Duty Among Updates in Revised ANA Code of Ethics
Imagine you are asked to assist with a procedure that goes against your ethical beliefs. This situation, known as a conscience-based objection, can be challe…
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Fighting for Nursing as a STEM FieldÂ
Is nursing a science-based profession? To you, the answer to that question may seem stunningly obvious. Given the importance of nursing in such concepts as evidence-based care and critical thinking, to regard nursing as anything but a science seems misinformed
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Survey Paints Enrollment Picture
When evaluating nursing school enrollment, students and educators can generally be satisfied with the current status while being mindful of specific concerns. In April, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) released data revealing that enrollment in programs designed
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Claim Your Future: High School Initiative Prepares Students for Healthcare Careers
In a unique effort to jump-start young people into healthcare professions, including nursing, one philanthropy will provide $250 million to create special high schools to prepare students for healthcare careers. In January, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced an initiative to pair public education systems
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Study Reveals the Enduring Effects of the COVID PandemicÂ
The consequences for nursing during the COVID-19 pandemic are serious and potentially long-lasting. Such are the conclusions of a major news report from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN). Among the findings: Over the past two years, approximately 100,000
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New Program Addresses Nurse Burnout
The worst days of the COVID pandemic may be well behind us; still, nurses continue to experience high levels of psychological distress according to a survey fielded in November as part of the American Nurses Foundation (the Foundation)Â Pulse on the
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ANA President Addresses Well-Being, Workforce Challenges
Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, the newly anointed president of the American Nurses Association (ANA), comes to her position at a time when nursing faces more challenges than perhaps at any other moment in recent memory. As
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Finding Success as a Nurse Entrepreneur
Adaptability, organization, and communication are among the skills you bring to patient care every day and are some of the same qualities that can help you succeed away from the hospital as a nurse entrepreneur. Nurses have a variety of
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