Nurse Shortage news from FierceHealthcare
NewsOffer volunteer overtime, mentors to retain nurses
With staff shortages and an influx of 16 million insured patients on the horizon, retaining high-quality nurses is vital to keeping up with the increasing demand for care. Although there is no one Read more...
HHS awards $71.3M for nursing education
With a looming a healthcare workforce shortage, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has awarded $71.3 million in grants for nursing education and workforce development programs. The Read more...
House passes foreign nurse bill to serve shortage areas
In a move to help hospitals in inner-city neighborhoods and rural areas attract nurses, the House of Representatives approved a bill, H.R. 1933, that would extend the entry of foreign nurses in areas Read more...
Looming physician, APN, PA shortages call for more training
Even under scenarios of aggressive training programs, the healthcare industry will experience a serious shortage of physicians, advanced practice nurses, and physician assistants during the next two Read more...
Recession cuts down nurse shortage
With the recession putting pressure on workers to re-enter the field, the nursing shortage is easing up, according to a new study appearing in Health Affairs. The study found that almost a Read more...
Readers share their thoughts
I don't know if any of you know this, but you and your colleagues stay in touch with me pretty regularly. I'm always grateful to have such a responsive audience as yourselves--not to mention a Read more...
Patient death raises questions on agency nurse use
The death of a patient in a Plantation, FL emergency department has re-surfaced persistent questions over whether hospitals nationwide are creating quality problems by using fill-in "agency" nurses Read more...
| Press ReleasesAll Things Nurses Emerges as the Fastest Growing Social Media Community for Nurses in the Era of Facebook and GrouponNASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Shawn Mathis releases "Republic of Nurses," focusing on solving the Global Nurse Shortage. The Nurse Company project All Things Nurses.com opens to Read more >> |
