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Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson speaking into microphoneNursing & Healthcare NewsFarewell to Rep. Eddie Bernice JohnsonLooking back at the groundbreaking career of the first RN in Congress...Johnson leaves behind a legacy of groundbreaking achievement and inspiration for Black women, people of color, and nurses of all races AARON SEVERSON is the associate editor of Working Nurse....
Headshot of Jennifer Mensik KennedyNursing & Healthcare NewsQ&A with Jennifer Mensik KennedyThe new ANA president on the nursing workforce, telehealth, and health equity...and job description, and, if need be, rewriting each one to make sure everyone gets equal access to the care they need. AARON SEVERSON is the associate editor of Working...
Postpartum nurse holding a new born baby in front of a young motherNursing & Healthcare NewsNurse Detectives at WorkInvestigating maternal mortalityEach year, hundreds of new mothers die within 12 months of giving birth. The nurses and other practitioners on the CDC’s multidisciplinary mortality review committees seek to better understand why....
Patient picks up an opioid prescription bottle from a pharmacy counterNursing & Healthcare NewsFewer Opioid Prescriptions, More Fentanyl DeathsAre prescribing restrictions now aiming at the wrong target?As the CDC prepares new opioid prescribing guidelines, the growing prevalence of fentanyl-related deaths raises questions about the effectiveness of continuing to crack down on prescription opioids. CDC Guideline Revision...
Three registered nurses in blue scrubs are walking into a patient's roomNursing & Healthcare News“Nurses Don’t Like to Work Short-Staffed”AACN study highlights the need for healthy work environmentsAs healthcare organizations around the country grapple with mounting nursing shortages, a new study from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) emphasizes the importance of providing healthier work environments...

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Patient telling nurse practitioner about pain in her chestNursing & Healthcare NewsNPs and Workers’ CompensationH.R.6087 would expand coverage of nurse practitioner care for federal workersThe House of Representatives has approved a bill that would increase nurse practitioners’ ability to provide primary care for federal workers hurt on the job. NPs Excluded Under Present Law...
People are protesting with signs outside the gates of the White HouseNursing & Healthcare NewsNurses March on WashingtonDemonstrators advocate for federal legislation to better protect nursesIn May 2022, nurses took to the streets of Washington, D.C. to call for better working conditions — including federal rules on nurse staffing and protection from workplace violence. Pandemic...
Registered Nurse RaDonda Vaught frowning, sits in a chairNursing & Healthcare NewsRaDonda Vaught Receives ProbationFormer nurse will have the opportunity for her record to be expungedThe former Tennessee nurse recently convicted of two criminal charges in the 2017 death of a patient will not go to prison. On May 13, the judge sentenced RaDonda Vaught...
Nurse practitioner in blue scrubs and with a stethoscope around her neck is smiling at her patientNursing & Healthcare NewsNurse Practitioners on the RiseThe number of licensed NPs grew 9 percent in just one year!According to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), the U.S. added 30,000 licensed NPs between 2021 and 2022, and forecasts predict continued growth through 2030. Robust Job Growth Nurse...
RaDonda Vaught stands in front of a courtroom, talking in front of a microphoneNursing & Healthcare NewsThe Guilty Verdict in the RaDonda Vaught CaseThe facts as presented in the courtroom, and the dangers of autofillA guilty verdict was reported in the controversial trial of RaDonda Vaught, the former Tennessee nurse who was indicted in 2019 over a medication error that killed an elderly patient....