Six days before the window closes for public comments, a Veterans Affairs proposal to expand nurses’ authority to treat veterans without a doctor’s supervision has drawn 71,520 comments online. That’s one of the largest turnouts for a federal regulation in recent history, a sign that the stakes are still very high. VA runs the largest health-care system in the country, and the outcome of this potential change could reverberate in 29 states that still restrict the authority of nurses with advanced training.
A Jefferson Health employee who posted an invective-filled, racist rant on social media was fired Wednesday after her screed went viral. Diane Amoratis, 53, of Bridesburg, apparently wrote the inflammatory Facebook post after Saturday night's Black Lives Matter protest in North Philadelphia. Once word got out that she worked at Jefferson, many who saw the post demanded that Amoratis be fired.
The unidentified nurse allegedly falsified and altered 42 patient prescriptions to divert oxycodone, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. The nurse later committed suicide.
The nation’s nurse practitioners are launching an unprecedented lobbying blitz to build public support for a Department of Veterans Affairs proposal to allow veterans to have direct access to advanced practice registered nurses.
Nurses face pressures to communicate better with families, who often can seem pushy and demanding. Hospitals are turning workshops and to patient and family-advisory councils.
Allina Health says it’s offering a new contract proposal to its union nurses who staff five hospitals in the Twin Cities area. The company has asked the Minnesota Nurses Association to come back to the bargaining table. The union said Monday it will review the proposal.