New Jersey hospital workers have experienced a 15% increase in violence at their workplace — mostly physical and verbal attacks — over the last two years, as short staffing has generated [...]

Nurse Tina Merritt approaches her new assistant with heart-shaped eyes in Christiana Hospital’s cardiac unit. Merritt leans in close. “Hi Moxi,” she says in a cheery greeting. “Do you have a [...]

As hospice providers contend with industry-wide nursing shortages, some are taking matters into their own hands with in-house residency programs. A lack of hospice-specific clinical training is [...]

As the complexity of health care and nursing intensifies, nurses are challenged to think creatively and develop innovations that advance the knowledge, learning, and service contributions of our [...]

Plenty of students want to become nurses, but the nation’s institutions don’t have the capacity to teach or train them. A spate of innovative new programs across the U.S. is seeking to change [...]

(Editors Note: This month’s guest article is written by Iswarya Srinivasan a doctor of nursing practice student at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Nursing. Here she explains how [...]

Starting out as a new nurse can be one of the most challenging and rewarding life transformations you can make. The learning curve is enormous, the stress can feel overwhelming, and you may feel [...]

The list of reasons to look up to nurses is endless, but there’s one lesson everyone can learn from them: finding a pair of comfortable shoes. Working in a fast-paced medical environment [...]

(Editors Note: The following is an excerpt of policy recommendations from a special report on AmericanProgress.org.) Federal policymakers must devise sustainable, long-term solutions to today’s [...]

Jonathan Caesar always thought he would follow in his brother’s footsteps by pursuing a career as an attorney in Las Vegas. But he began to have a change of heart a few years ago, when he [...]