SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A Gallup Honesty and Ethics poll showed that nursing has been rated the most trusted profession for the twentieth year.
The poll is a reflection of the trust Americans have in their nurses even through the pandemic. According to a news release from Baystate Health, in the United States, there are nearly 4.3 million registered nurses and marks one of the highest-paying professions. Baystate...
Providing an excellent health care experience to our nation’s heroes begins with recruiting a first-class team of professionals who have a passion for what they do.
Leslie Davis is a nurse recruiter for the Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System, and her mission is to find the best quality nurses to care for our veterans.
“I grew up within the walls of the VA,” Davis said. “My grandpa was a World War II...
Nurses are often recognized as the backbone of hospitals. They spend more time with patients than doctors do, and they ultimately have the power to advocate for their patients to ensure they are given the highest level of care.
Friday kicked off National Nurses Week, a time to celebrate the critical role the frontline workers play in our healthcare system.
While the percentage of Black registered nurses has increased since...
In celebration of National Nurses Week, we are honoring each and every nomination in the Nurses: The Heart of Health Care program. Be sure to scroll through to see a glimpse into how each of these tireless professionals impacted coworkers, patients and families.
This program is supported by presenting sponsor BJC HealthCare and title sponsors Centene Corporation , Delmar Gardens , Mercy ...
CINCINNATI, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Carousel International, a division of leading healthcare staffing firm Health Carousel, and provider of the PassportUSA program, welcomed record levels of new foreign-educated registered nurses to the United States in the first quarter of 2022. Over the last 17 years, the company has assisted nurses from the Philippines, UAE, South Korea, India, and many other...
The best way to honor National Nurses Week is to shine the spotlight on a handful of Hawai‘i’s finest caregivers.
Since the days of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole, nurses have played an essential role in societies. Often viewed as the very heart of health care, these professionals are beloved for the countless and vital services they provide — from conducting routine physical exams and taking detailed medical...
he pandemic has had a significant impact on nurses, particularly as large numbers of younger workers leave the profession, according to recent analyses published in Health Affairs—and experts say new efforts are needed to sustain the nursing workforce in the long term.
How the pandemic has impacted nursing employment
According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics , there was a decline in overall health care...
More than 60% of nurses who identify as belonging to an ethnic minority have personally experienced an act of racism in the workplace, according to the findings of a new, national survey of nurses. This survey was conducted by the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing. 1
In a statement announcing these findings, Ernest J. Grant, PhD, RN, FAAN, commission colead and president of the American Nurses Association (ANA), said:...
Corey Binney spent 10 years in the restaurant industry before hanging up his apron to pursue a career doing electrical work.
Today, Binney, 33, is an apprentice at Kestrel Apprenticeship Training Center , an apprenticeship school at Falcon Electric , a local electrical contracting company.
Binney grew up in restaurants; his grandparents own George's Family Restaurant on Glenstone Avenue. For the last 10...
It's possible to rekindle the passion of doctors and nurses in providing care, even as many eye an exit.
Worries over the state of the American medical workforce has been a dominant theme at the HIMSS annual healthcare conference, overshadowing the typical futuristic discussions about the potential of technology in the industry.
Attendees in Orlando this year instead returned again and again to the foundation of the medical system...
Despite a national nursing shortage in the United States , over 80,000 qualified applications were not accepted at U.S. nursing schools in 2020, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
This was due primarily to a shortage of nursing professors and a limited number of clinical placements where nursing students get practical job training. Additional constraints...
Meet two healthcare workers who have found power in partnership, galvanizing each other—and their thousands of Instagram followers—to take nursing in a new direction.
Investments in innovation and a willingness to forge new partnerships will help lift skilled nursing providers out of the COVID-era, predicts Donna Kelsey, a veteran nursing home leader who knows quite a bit about righting a ship.
A registered nurse and...