Nurses

Building and retaining a nursing workforce is one of the many challenges facing health care today.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday released a proposed rule that would impose minimum staffing requirements for long-term care facilities, including skilled nursing facilities, that participate in Medicare and Medicaid.
The AHA strongly believes that a skilled, caring workforce is integral to delivery of high quality, safe care. At the same time, safe staffing is about much more than a number. We are concerned that in proposing a one-size-fits-all numerical staffing threshold, CMS would remove the role of clinical…
Fisher-Titus' Stacy Daniel, director of clinical programs, and Katie Chieda, chief nursing officer, discuss their approach to recruiting international nurses to their community to ensure they remain a strong, independent health system for years to come.
The Health Resources and Services Administration yesterday awarded $64.8 million to programs to train advanced practice nurses to provide primary care, mental health care and maternal care; $8.7 million to programs to train licensed practical nurses to become registered nurses; and $26.5 million…
In the Aug. 29 AHA Leadership Scan episode, “Adopt Proven Strategies to Navigate Today’s Nursing Workforce,” experts will examine the playbooks of top-performing health systems.
According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, there is strain on both ends of the spectrum of nurses, with a significant proportion of the nursing workforce approaching retirement as well as a high volume of nurses leaving the profession under the age of 35. This webinar explores…
In honor of National Nurses Month, the American Organization for Nursing Leadership on May 24 at 7 p.m. ET will host a free virtual screening of “Gratitude Revealed,” a 2022 documentary exploring how to live a more meaningful life full of gratitude through intimate conversations with everyday…