Most Virginia nurse practitioners could gain the autonomy to practice without a physician's oversight if Gov. Ralph Northam signs a bill the General Assembly passed with near-unanimous support.
SUNY’s Alfred campus booted a woman out of its nursing program because she is in a wheelchair, a new lawsuit claims. Karan Alexander, who graduated from nursing school in 2009, enrolled in Alfred State College’s bachelor of science in nursing program last year in hopes that it would lead to “less physically intensive and more managerial” jobs, according to her Manhattan federal lawsuit.
The Illinois Attorney General’s office is working with state lawmakers to draft legislation that would require hospitals to have a specially trained medical provider available to examine a sexual assault victim.
Low pay, unpredictable schedules and staff shortages has nurses at a Southern Oregon hospital edging closer to a strike. Nurses at Providence Medford Medical Center voted Wednesday to hold an informational picket, a peaceful rally that they hope will garner community support.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has directed the state Labor Department to investigate reports of threatening and coercive behavior at Albany Medical Center, where nurses are attempting to unionize.