Becky Peterson graduated this month with a degree that paves the way for her to examine patients, prescribe medication and make diagnoses, just like a physician. But she won’t be Dr. Peterson, and her graduate program took just two years.
Paying attention to small details and giving a little extra effort can make a great impact on our patients and their families. In celebration of Nurses Week, chief nurse executive Maribeth McLaughlin, MPM, BSN, RN, FAAN, looks back over her 40-year career and reflects on her call to purpose.
A coalition of 24 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday challenging a Trump administration rule that limits access to federal student loans for borrowers earning a graduate degree in several popular, healthcare-related fields.
Hannah Bates didn't believe the email. "Congratulations! We received the final payment on your loan," read the surprise message from Sallie Mae, her student loan lender. It was October 2024, and Bates owed Sallie Mae $55,000, with years of payments remaining.
A New Mexico woman indicted on charges of identity theft, abuse of a resident and 32 other counts last week is the latest example of a fake nurse eluding systems meant to protect nursing home patients and providers from impostors.
Across the country, the practice of allowing children to remain hospitalized “beyond medical necessity” has become a costly problem, and states have struggled to address the issue.
After omitting about 450 U.S. hospitals from its Spring 2026 safety grades, The Leapfrog Group rolled out “full transparency” badges for hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers that submit all sections of Leapfrog’s surveys.
The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency over an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, warning that the epidemic could still be spreading undetected.
As tick activity increases, experts advise taking extra care before spending time outdoors. Emergency room visits for tick bites have reached their highest levels for this time of year since 2017. Several regions of the United States are seeing increased tick activity due to warmer temperatures, especially in the Northeast and Midwest, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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