No one is more skilled at personalization than a nurse.
Nurses are the highly trained masters of individual care. They have to see and notice and respond and act—meeting each patient’s unique needs in the moment.
For the second time this year, nurses at the Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women and Children are set to strike.
The union that represents 600 Kapiʻolani nurses provided notice to hospital management of their intention to go on strike at 7 a.m. Friday and end at 6:59 a.m. Saturday for, what they said are, unfair labor practices.
Nursing is a lucrative field, and while in-person care makes up the bulk of the industry, many nursing roles can now be performed remotely. Here's what they are and how much they can pay.
Most people think of nursing as a very hands-on occupation, and for the most part, it is. The majority of nursing roles fall into the category of “bedside nursing,” which refers to in-person jobs providing direct care and working face-to-face with patients, doctors, and staff in a clinical setting.
That being said, more work-from-home and remote positions exist than ever before for registered nurses (RNs), and some of these positions may be open to licensed practical nurses (LPNs) as well.
Travel nursing isn’t for everyone, but it does come with perks.
Compared with permanent staff nursing positions, travel nurses enjoy more flexible contracts, opportunities for travel and higher salaries.
Travel nurses work short-term contracts, usually for a few months at a time, anywhere there are staffing shortages around the U.S. This includes hospitals and long-term care facilities, as well as places like jails and prisons.
Amid signs of a youth movement shoring up the nursing ranks, hospitals in the state are facing another problem of aging doctors retiring.
Nursing levels are showing signs of improving in Minnesota hospitals, just in time for health care leaders to fret about another problem: the unavoidable cliff of doctors from the baby boomer generation set to retire.
Both trends emerged in the Minnesota Hospital Association’s annual workforce survey released last week that continues to show the ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the burnout it caused for doctors, nurses and other caregivers.