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Nursing leaders increasingly recognize that, in today's complex healthcare environment, nurses are a crucial revenue-generating human capital asset, not just a costly labor input. In this article, the authors discuss nursing leadership strategies to amplify nursing's economic value to healthcare organizations. Organizational leaders must spearhead efforts to maximize nursing's economic value, bec…

ObjectiveTo investigate the association between intensive care unit nurses' moral resilience and the hospital ethical climate, moral courage, and moral sensitivity, and to determine whether moral courage and moral sensitivity mediate the relationship between ethical climate and moral resilience.MethodsA descriptive, cross-sectional study. Overall, 363 intensive care unit nurses from eight tertiar…

BackgroundIn China, newly graduated nurses are required to complete a standardized 1-year clinical residency, a transition marked by high stress and limited authority. Patient verbal abuse is common and often normalized as “part of the job,” yet it can destabilize emotions and shape early career trajectories. Longitudinal evidence on how nurse residents interpret and cope with patient verbal abus…

Scientific Reports, Published online: 19 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-55786-1 Factors influencing nurses’ knowledge on peripherally inserted central catheter care in Guizhou, China: A web-based cross-sectional study

Increasingly, healthcare employers are looking to hire nurses who have a master’s level education, which builds upon the foundational knowledge gained in a Bachelor of Science program. The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree is a valuable graduate degree that prepares registered nurses for advanced opportunities in the field. When you start an online […] The post 6 Reasons an Online MSN Deg…

AimThis study aimed to determine the effect of a nursing education course based on the cooperative learning model on the creative thinking disposition and self-regulated learning skills of students preparing to provide patient education.MethodsThis was a quasi-experimental study with a one-group pretest-post-test design. The study sample included 91 third-year students enrolled in the Education i…

Nick Dowling spent decades in manufacturing and consultancy. The Covid pandemic opened his eyes to other possibilities, though he knew he’d be starting from scratch Nick Dowling was the only person in the doctor’s waiting room when the practice nurse came out, glanced around and said to the receptionist with a confused look: “I was expecting to meet a student here.” Dowling raised his hand. At 60…

Through early clinical experiences and strong partnerships with regional healthcare providers, Penn State Schuylkill is helping build a nursing pipeline that supports local hospitals and the communities they serve.

ObjectiveThe aims of this study were to systematically evaluate the effects of traditional Chinese medicine nursing techniques combined with music-based interventions on sleep quality in older adults and to explore their effects on anxiety and pain.MethodsRandomized controlled trials (RCTs) published up to 9 May 2026 were systematically searched in China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang…

Late yesterday, the House Appropriations Committee advanced its Labor, Health and Humans Services, and Education (LHHS-ED) Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 spending bill. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is encouraged to see increased funding for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and level funding for the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) in the House bill, …

Scientific Reports, Published online: 08 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-55754-9 Knowledge, attitude, practice and training of inhalation therapy among respiratory nurses: a cross-sectional study on the current status and influencing factors

As the modern labor market faces rapid shifts, clinical nursing continues to emerge as one of the nation's most resilient, high-growth sectors. At the forefront of this movement is Penn Nursing, which is actively preparing its next generations of graduates to more quickly advance into high-level clinical leadership roles. Recent Wall Street Journal reporting underscores nursing as a major source …

Amid shortages of nurse educators and advanced practice nurses in Maine and nationwide that are limiting care access and quality, the University of Maine is launching two new nursing programs. […]

Background Nurse duty of care, the balance between nursing occupational obligations to provide care, the personal costs for providing such care, and the reward for providing care, has been significantly altered by the COVID-19 pandemic. ICU nurses are increasingly burdened with higher personal costs to fulfill their jobs, but little additional reward for continuing to provide care. Objectives The…

Objective To describe the lived experience of nursing staff and nurse leaders working in COVID-19 devoted units (intensive care or medical unit) prior to vaccine availability. Research Design Qualitative phenomenological design with a focus group approach. Methods The study team recruited a convenience sample of nursing staff (nurses, and nursing assistants/nurse technicians) and nurse leaders (m…

AIM The researchers explored the impact of nursing students’ pedagogical experiences on their levels of confidence and competence in psychiatric mental health (PMH) nursing. BACKGROUND Despite increasing patient demands, new graduate nurses do not often choose PMH positions. Variability in PMH curricula and practicum experiences across nursing programs raises concerns about graduate preparedness.…

Objective To describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on intensive care nurses personal and professional well-being. Research Methodology/Design A descriptive, qualitative design was used. Two nurse researchers conducted one-on-one interviews via Zoom or TEAMS using a semi-structured interview guide. Setting Thirteen nurses who were working in an intensive care unit in the United States parti…

Key Takeaways: The nurse faculty shortage must be addressed to meet the healthcare needs of the public. The salary gap between academic nurse educators and clinical practice nurses likely contributes to the nurse faculty shortage. Additional investments are necessary to recruit and retain sufficient nursing faculty.

BackgroundPatient advocacy is a central ethical responsibility of nurses and is generally associated with patient protection, safety, and care quality. However, most existing studies have emphasized the benefits of advocacy for patients, whereas relatively little is known about whether advocacy may create interpersonal costs for nurses themselves. This issue is particularly relevant in Chinese te…

New graduate nurses (NGNs) constitute a large share of the nursing workforce but face high risks of turnover, stress, and burnout. As novices with limited experience, they struggle to navigate complex healthcare systems. Understanding how NGNs build professional confidence by integrating knowledge, skills, and abilities could help develop more effective support strategies. Professionally confiden…