Nurses File Suit Against Ascension Health, Alleging Incorrect Pay Cost-cutting measures led to workers not being paid their correct wages, lawsuit claims Feb 28, 2023
Operation Nightingale: State Nursing Boards React to the Fake Diploma Scheme Just how sprawling is the fallout? Feb 24, 2023
Can Coke 'Enhance' Men? Why Nurses Quit; Fetus Illegally Detained, Lawyer Says Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Feb 22, 2023
Nurse Pleads Not Guilty to Amputation; Bruce Willis' Dementia; Defy Mifeprex Order? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Feb 17, 2023
Nurse Charged With Killing Her Kids; Fake Psychiatrist Fooled NHS; Kid Chemo Battle A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Feb 16, 2023
Tinnitus From COVID Vax? Docs Replaced by NPs, PAs; Ambulance Bills Still Surprise This past week in healthcare investigations Feb 15, 2023
'Too Huge for Us to Deal With': Health Workers in Turkey, Syria Responds to Crisis Amidst staggering loss, healthcare workers are making personal sacrifices to save lives Feb 14, 2023
Winning the Impossible: The Power of a Nurses' Strike The victories in New York can inspire better staffing practices nationwide Feb 06, 2023
Baby's Death During Nursing Strike Probed; Nurse Killer Guilty; Doc Gets 16.5 Years A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Feb 02, 2023
The Hidden Link Between Soft Skills and Patient Safety How communication strategies affect outcomes Jan 28, 2023
Use Our Existing Nurse Workforce to Educate the Next Generation Addressing the nursing shortage begins with nurse educators Jan 26, 2023
DeSantis Gives False Vax Info; Phony Nursing Degrees; Roche Launches XBB.1.5 Test Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Jan 26, 2023
Top Schools For Online Nursing Master's Degree Programs The University of South Carolina once again came in at No. 1 Jan 24, 2023
Heart Surgery Outcomes During COVID Similarly Worrisome for Rich and Poor Patients Study nevertheless highlights access issues among the socioeconomically disadvantaged Jan 24, 2023
IBD Interferes With Sleep Quality Intestinal as well as brain-related problems found in study that used wrist actigraphy devices Jan 23, 2023
AAP Guidance Details 'Unique and Essential Needs' for Hospitalized Teens First-of-its-kind policy statement says adolescent needs differ from younger inpatients Jan 23, 2023
Talking About Nurse Staffing Ratios Isn’t Backwards -- It's Basic! To stop nurses from leaving the profession, we need to involve them more in staffing decisions Jan 20, 2023
Nursing Exam Pass Rates Dropped in Recent Years. Why? Most experts agree the pandemic played a role, but regulators don't plan to make the test easier Jan 12, 2023
'Kraken' Takes Hold; More Schools Bring Back Masking; Nurses' Strike Enters Day Two Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Jan 10, 2023
New York Nurses Strike for Better Staffing It's not about the money, but patient safety, nurses say Jan 09, 2023
Doc in Mummer Costume, Nurse Revive Collapsed Fan During Eagles Game Emergency doc wearing a pink dress and sunglasses did CPR in stadium aisle on New Year's Day Jan 06, 2023
Kids' Unintentional Exposures to Edible Cannabis on the Rise COVID-19 lockdowns may have been a contributing factor, along with legalization, say researchers Jan 03, 2023
Hospitals More to Blame Than the Pandemic for Nurse Staffing Woes? Study illuminates how much burnout, work environment issues predate COVID-19 Dec 30, 2022
Despite Rising Violence Against Healthcare Workers, Legislative Fixes Have Stalled During a 3-month period this year, 57 nurses were assaulted on average each day Dec 30, 2022
Are U.S. Healthcare Workers Better Off Unionized? Study finds higher earnings and benefits, but unionization still stalled Dec 28, 2022
Nurse Accused of Sexually Assaulting Unconscious Patients; Doc's Trip-and-Fall Plot A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Dec 22, 2022
Study Adds Fuel to Debate Over Nurse Practitioners' Scope of Practice VA paper will be the focus of a panel discussion during the AMA state advocacy meeting in January Dec 16, 2022
Nurse Practitioners Need Support Now More Than Ever AANP President April Kapu, DNP, discusses association priorities and opportunities Dec 13, 2022 video
Nurses No Longer Employed After Viral 'Icks' Video on TikTok The trend didn't sit well when applied to the patient/provider relationship Dec 12, 2022
Infliximab Maintenance Home Infusion Appears Safe Few serious adverse events occurred in patient-friendly settings Dec 07, 2022
Leapfrog Names Top Hospitals; Zantac-Cancer Lawsuits Tossed; Nurses Avert Strike Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Dec 07, 2022
Healthcare's Unspoken Sick-Day Rules Unchanged by the Pandemic Workplace COVID policies have changed, but attitudes toward coming into work sick have not Dec 01, 2022
Life and Death in 12 Hours ICU nurse Christin Thankachan on providing comfort during life's darkest moments Nov 29, 2022 podcast
Can Virtual Nursing Save the Workforce? RN turnover is increasing, and two-thirds plan to leave in the next 3 years Nov 23, 2022
Hospital Responds to Staffing Crisis After Reports of Patient Death Challenges at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett reflective of hospitals across the U.S. Nov 22, 2022
Here's What Led ED Nurse to Call the Fire Department for Help Problems from that night are not unique to her hospital, says Kelsay Irby, RN Nov 21, 2022
Documentary Blames Hospitals for Keeping Killer Nurse Employed Charles Cullen was caught several times, but the system was rigged to pass him along, some allege Nov 16, 2022
NP Must Pay $20K for Implying She Was a Doctor Sarah Erny, RN, NP, is also required to cease any claims of being a "doctor" in providing care Nov 15, 2022
Respiratory Virus Surge Chokes Up Health Systems, Not Just Children's EDs Bed capacity, COVID, and staffing were already hampering capacity before the wave hit Nov 11, 2022
Survey Shows ED Doctors Worry More About Patient Harm Than Getting Sued "Defensive medicine" may be more about preventing harm than avoiding a lawsuit Nov 10, 2022
