Balancing efficiency, care quality, nurse satisfaction, cost containment, and the inherently fluctuating nature of nurse staffing needs is challenging. Since the 1980s, nurse float pools have helped hospital staffing leaders strike that balance.
By Whende Carroll MSN RN NI-BC FHIMSS – At the 2025 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas, nurses will have immense opportunities for learning and networking that span several essential and timely nursing informatics specialty topics, addressing technology, data, health equity, education, innovation and leadership.
As the healthcare landscape rapidly evolves, nurses play a crucial role in integrating new technologies and improving patient care. HIMSS25 provides nurses with access to cutting-edge insights, hands-on workshops, and networking opportunities with industry leaders.
By Paige Schryver RN – It can be tough spending the holidays working 12 hours when many of your loved ones are enjoying some time off cozied up indulging in delicious food + cocktails, watching floating cartoons traipse down New York City streets knowing that their biggest concern is which football game to put on the big screen during post-meal naps.
Nursing continues to evolve with groundbreaking developments aimed at improving patient care, boosting workforce morale, and advancing healthcare technology. Here’s a closer look at some of the latest news in nursing and what it means for the future of healthcare.
Next week begins Nurse Practitioners (NP) Week, a time to honor and recognize the dedication, expertise, and compassionate care that nurse practitioners bring to our healthcare system.
By Pamela Miller MPH BSN RN -Nurses continue to be the cornerstone of patient care in the dynamic healthcare landscape. Yet, despite their critical contributions, many nurses face challenges in receiving adequate compensation. This disparity affects individual financial health and impacts the entire healthcare system through increased turnover and burnout.
Starts November 17th in Arlington TX – The 2024 Insights Summit will delve into comprehensive virtual nursing integration. Learn to move beyond quick fixes, drive innovation and change, and identify measurable success in your virtual nursing program.
At HLTH 2024, Nurses @ HLTH stands as a testament to nurses’ pivotal role in healthcare. This dedicated program empowers nursing professionals, the backbone of healthcare delivery and innovation.
Forty nurses from Los Angeles-area health systems each receive a $10,000 gift of gratitude for their leadership, ingenuity and expertise in caring for their fellow humans and future generations.
Wolters Kluwer Health announced a new collaboration with the Black Nurse Collaborative to help remove barriers and improve diversity awareness across the nursing profession. The organizations will work together on several initiatives including events, publications, and nursing resources.
The majority of nurses (80%) think 2024 will be either no better or worse for nurses than 2023, according to a new survey by AMN Healthcare, the nation’s leading healthcare workforce solutions company. Forty-two percent said 2024 will be the same for nurses as 2023, 38% said it will be worse, while only 20% said it will be better.
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