Is the nursing shortage almost over?

There may be light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to the nursing shortage. Read more

Rotating shifts may increase risk of Type 2 diabetes, study says

New research shows working rotating shifts could have serious consequences for nurses’ health.  Read more

One-fourth of nurses looking for jobs — can you guess why?

A new survey indicates nearly one-fourth of nurses plan to look for a new employer once the job market recovers. Read more

Proof: Short staffing leads to deaths

Lower staffing levels can contribute directly to patient mortality, according to new research. Read more

‘It was just a splinter!’ Did hospital overreact to Facebook photo?

Have hospitals gone too far to protect “sensitive” information when even a simple procedure and a photo on Facebook are all it takes to get a number of  employees reprimanded for bad behavior?  Read more

Report: Nursing will have to change to keep up with health reform

A  new report says that as health reform changes the way medicine is practiced in the U.S., what nurses do — and how they are trained to do it — must change in order to keep up. Read more

Report: Only half of attacks on ER nurses reported

A new study by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) reveals startling levels of violence against emergency department nurses. Read more

What does a nurse’s proper ‘bedside manner’ include?

You’d think this would go without saying: Nurses’ duties don’t include providing certain intimate “services” to patients. Read more

Nurse faces 10 years in prison for reporting doc’s malpractice

A nurse who reported a doctor’s unorthodox-at-best techniques now finds herself facing criminal charges of misusing official information. Read more

Where are the docs?

More than one in ten physician positions are unfilled. What does that mean for your organization? Read more

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