Chris Pease, a nurse at Virtua Health System in South Jersey, kicked her husband out of their bedroom at the start of the pandemic, in March 2020. It was months before she felt safe sleeping [...]
New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli will be honored at Rider University’s Graduate Commencement exercises on May 12 at Rider University’s Alumni Gym, beginning at 6 [...]
When we think of spring, one of the first things that come to mind is the vernal equinox. It is the day when the sun is exactly over the equator in the Northern Hemisphere and a sign that summer [...]
As students graduate from nursing schools this May, the health care industry still faces troubling staff shortages. Thousands of nurses—traumatized by the pandemic—are expected to retire this [...]
If you are among many nurses who feel overworked, weary, traumatized, overwhelmed, anxious, irritable, sad, angry, isolated, lonely, or depressed, this article was written for you. If you feel [...]
As we welcome the warmer weather into our area, we are also pleased to welcome new board members to Region 1. The start of 2022 seemed to be challenging to the profession of nursing but as a [...]
Emma Moore felt cornered. At a community health clinic in Portland, Ore., the 29-year-old nurse practitioner said she felt overwhelmed and undertrained. Coronavirus patients flooded the clinic [...]
A record number of nurses say they are considering leaving the healthcare industry altogether after two years of working through the pandemic. That has left healthcare CEOs and administrators [...]
Takeaways Workplace violence is a growing threat in healthcare worldwide and rates of verbal and physical assault correlate with patient contact time, placing nurses in the highest risk category [...]