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The North Carolina Supreme Court has ruled nurses can face legal charges for medical injuries, striking down a 90-year-old precedent. In 2010, Amaya Gullate was three years old. Medical [...]

Even before COVID-19, rates of burnout, depression, stress, and anxiety in nurses, and other healthcare clinicians indicated a public health epidemic. Findings from multiple studies revealed [...]

In a recent Becker’s Healthcare article, a nurse from National Nurses United raised criticisms and concerns about the growth of hospital-at-home programs. As a nurse manager of a [...]

We come to you with a special request for the protection of New Jersey’s trees. Trees aid in the removal of greenhouse gases, filter water, produce oxygen and provide shade to homes, which can [...]

Imagine, if you will, that tomorrow is the day you’re finally going home from the hospital. Let’s imagine that you ended up there after you developed some unusual new symptoms and saw [...]

Hospitals are leaning harder than ever on underpaid contract staffers, many from the Philippines. The ones who are suing could change that. A couple of years ago, Novie Dale Carmen paid $20,000 [...]

At the height of COVD-19’s first wave, temporary licensing waivers allowed nursing homes to hire desperately needed help from out of state. Keeping those relaxed regulations or building in [...]

Attorney Philip Ellison’s mission to stop a practice he has characterized as the government preying on new parents began just hours after his son entered the world in the fall of 2017. As nurses [...]

Medical malpractice claims may be asserted against any healthcare practitioner, including registered nurses (RNs). This case study involves an RN working in a home healthcare setting. Summary The [...]

Retirement. The word conjures up an image of relaxation and a leisurely lifestyle. But for many nursing professionals, the picture is one of a life nearly as busy as when they were working [...]