They're the first face you see after admission, and the last you see at discharge. Nurses spend more time with patients than any other clinician in the hospital, yet how much do patients really understand about what happens on the other side of the call button?
Nurses are ‘caregivers, not gladiators,’ lawyer says. Seven former nurses and two residential treatment workers of the Independence Mental Health Institute are suing nine supervisors of the facility over ongoing assaults resulting in serious injuries, including sexual assaults, by the patients, as well as warnings and citations over safety violations.
Midway through her graduate nursing program, Yesenia Raithel Vargas made a desperate plea to a Facebook group for other moms in Chicago: Does anyone know a licensed therapist willing to let her sit in on sessions and work with their clients under their supervision? It was a strange ask in the therapy world, which is one reason Raithel Vargas had resorted to Facebook.
Each year, the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals Honor Roll gives healthcare leaders a chance to look closely at what distinguishes the nation’s strongest hospitals. This year, one common thread is impossible to miss: Every hospital on the 2026-2027 Honor Roll is recognized through the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet Recognition Program.
Tennessee authorities are investigating after a drug mix-up at a Nashville hospital caused patients to experience dire complications during what should have been routine surgeries.
We see how tuition gets paid: the loans, the employer help, the family help, the second jobs. So when a student mentioned that classmates were using Kalshi to cover expenses, it caught our attention, because in years of these conversations, that was a first.
After six years as an ER nurse, Allyson Reeves traveled to Tanzania to reconnect with the purpose and humanity that first drew her to nursing. She said the experience “humbled” her and changed how she sees privilege, poverty and healthcare.
A familiar Covid variant is spreading around the U.S. – but the symptoms doctors are seeing are a little different than normal. This summer, the dominant strain is an offshoot of the variant known as XFG or "Stratus," which was first detected in January 2025.
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