Health Leaders | Nursing

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

OSF HealthCare is one of several health systems launching a virtual nursing program aimed at improving nurse workflows and addressing workforce shortages. When OSF HealthCare encountered problems hiring nurses for its med-surg units, executives decided to launch a virtual nursing program to fill the gaps and improve nurse morale and efficiency. "That's one of the hardest positions to fill," says Kelly George , the Illinois-based health system's vice president of performance improvement.

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The Gypsy Nurse

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Medical Solutions provided this article. By Sarah Wengert If you’re a new or aspiring traveler, you’ve probably wondered about the length of travel nursing assignments. Are travel nurses constantly on the go, or can they unpack and stay awhile? What is “awhile” anyway? Travel nursing jobs vary in length, and that variance depends on each facility’s staffing needs.

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Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

As Vascular Nurses Week comes to a close, the impact of the work vascular nurses perform each day is clear. Vascular nurses work with patients who have vascular disease or who may be at high risk for vascular diseases including everything from blood clots to high blood pressure and other cardiovascular disease to circulation problems. Patients depend on nurses in this specialty to help them treat and manage their diseases and so will turn to them for education about how to recover from surgery f

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