Nurse Recruitment and Nurse Retention

Johnson & Johnson Helps Nurses Yet Again

Johnson and Johnson’s Campaign for Nursing’s Future website and efforts have done more than any other organization to increase awareness and recruitment into the field of nursing.
A recent YouTube video highlighting pediatric nurses is tremendously moving.
In the month since it was posted on YouTube, the video has received nearly 500,000 views, hundreds of votes, of [...]

These Nurses Are Saints

This week I fulfilled a life goal. I inspired and honored the nurses and staff at St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
Ever since I was a little girl and watched Danny Thomas on TV, I dreamed of visiting the hospital he began to help children, regardless of their ability to pay. I was in awe as [...]

Master Plan to End the Nursing Shortage

Washington state, like many others, is approaching its worst nursing shortage ever, in hospitals, medical office, long-term care facilities and schools.
Although some nurses are having trouble finding the jobs want, there are 2,300 registered nursing vacancies in Washington. As the economy improves, nurses who’ve delayed retirement will leave the workforce. Health care [...]

Huge Increase in Student Nurse Enrollment!

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) surveyed 648 nursing schools, out of a total of 807 schools in the U.S. The results show that entry-level baccalaureate nursing programs increased enrollment by 6.1%  this past year.

This is the tenth straight year that enrollment in BSN programs has increased, but AACN reports [...]

Are Nursing Jobs on the Rise?

Are nursing jobs on the rise? An economic think tank of business insights, The Conference Board, thinks so. They reported in October that nearly 27,000 jobs were added to online healthcare job boards.
A major traveler nurse agency agrees. American Traveler reports they had more than a 50 percent increase in demand from clients.
Still, the [...]