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Healthcare Grows 72K New Jobs in March

Health Leaders | Nursing

The average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls in March rose by 12 cents (0.3%) to $34.69. The average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees rose by 7 cents (0.2%) to $29.79. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have increased by 4.1%.

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Here's How CNOs Can Prevent Workplace Violence and Keep Nurses Psychologically Safe

Health Leaders | Nursing

Support is also provided to nurses after incidents occur, in the form of both employee assistance programs and employee health services if injuries are sustained. They're also given the option to file a police report as well and press charges," Giordano-Mulligan said, "and we will support them in that because they have that right."

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RaDonda Vaught, former Vanderbilt nurse who accidentally killed patient, says hospital issues contributed, too

Health Leaders | Nursing

Speaking before a virtual audience of CommonSpirit Health employees, RaDonda Vaught, the former nurse who accidentally killed a patient by administering the wrong medication, listed the outside factors she claims contributed to her fatal error.

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Baystate Health nurses and officials speak on lack of pay raises

Health Leaders | Nursing

On Wednesday, Western Mass News received a copy of a letter Baystate Health sent to its employees saying they will not receive their annual pay increases this coming April.

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Oregon bill would make assaulting hospital staff a felony

Health Leaders | Nursing

Pillar: Nursing Link: Full story Article Source: WPDE.com Tags: burnout employees HR legal nursing patient safety stress workplace violence Secondary Pillars: Human Resources Strategy Clinical Care Article Type: News Published Date: Monday, February 26, 2024 Hide sidebars: Render small main image:

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Arizona ranks among top five states coping with nursing shortages

Health Leaders | Nursing

Pillar: Nursing Link: Full story Article Source: KVOA Tags: employees nurses nursing staff staffing Secondary Pillars: Nursing Article Type: News Published Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024 Hide sidebars: Render small main image: Arizona ranks among the top five states coping with nursing shortages.

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Patient Safety is the Most Important Workforce Issue, HR and Nursing Leaders Agree

Health Leaders | Nursing

Strengthening employee engagement and retention ranks second in critical issues that need to be addressed. However, only slightly more than half of these leaders indicated their organization has effectively improved employee recruitment (53%) or strengthened employee engagement and retention (51%), the research shows.