In less than two years, the U.S. could face a shortage of up to 450,000 nurses. The healthcare system won't be able to fill this gap with half the potential workforce on the sidelines: More must be done to recruit men into nursing.
The North Carolina Institute of Medicine has launched a new task force on the Future of the Nursing Workforce to tackle projected shortages and address challenges within the profession.
Members of the California Nurses Association say the state's decision to stop requiring masks in healthcare settings this week puts them at higher risk for catching COVID-19.
Wesley Healthcare and Galen College of Nursing, both affiliates of HCA Healthcare, are teaming up to create more nurses in Kansas by putting a Galen campus directly across the street from Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.
As more nurses enter the gig economy seeking higher pay rates and more control over their work schedules, some advocates assert that hospitals that contract nurses often misclassify them as independent contractors, a practice that comes with "tremendous legal and regulatory risks."