While the nursing shortage has been a glaring problem nationwide for the last few years, the nursing faculty shortage may be an even bigger issue. Nearly 50,000 qualified applicants were denied ...

As I read Amy Jastrzebski’s recent guest column about specialty nursing shortages (“NJ oncology nurse: ‘We’re gambling with people’s lives’ ”),I felt empathy as well as outrage. Being an oncology ...

New strategies are needed to provide safe and supportive options for when nursing home residents with serious mental illness are eventually discharged back into the community, new research finds.

Although vascular access is one of the most common invasive procedures performed in US healthcare, the science is lacking to support many aspects of infusion therapy. Nurses specializing in infusion ...

Newly released guidance is helping long-term care providers gain clarity on enhanced barrier precautions that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued earlier this year. A collaboration ...

As AI and virtual nursing become industry standards, CNOs must develop strategies to overcome obstacles and ensure the sustainability of the technology. In the latest edition of HealthLeaders' The ...

Learn about the potential benefits of mental health nurses practising as psychotherapists, as well as the barriers both ...

Nursing schools made progress in transitioning to the practice doctorate and the importance of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in preparing people for advanced nursing practice, according to a ...

More than 50% of nursing home residents may be colonized with multidrug-resistant organisms, CDC says. Nursing home residents are at increased risk of developing infection with multidrug-resistant ...

The updated guidelines include additional rationale for the use of enhanced barrier precautions and an expansion of residents that the guidelines are applicable to. Any resident with an “indwelling ...

Rigorous investigation has not identified a single clear or compelling reason to explain the lack of evidence supporting infusion practice. The infusion nurse's role, whether configured in a ...