By: Mariah Taylor – Becker’s Hospital Review Many nurse leaders expressed surprise that the National Council Licensure Examination pass rate declined earlier this year, but most said the one-year drop is not cause for concern. In the first quarter of 2025, the NCLEX pass rate for registered nurses dropped to 71.6%, compared to 79.1% in […]
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By: Mariah Taylor – Becker’s Clinical Leadership There is a key driver behind the nationwide shortage of nurses: a severe nurse faculty shortage. To solve both shortages, more systems and nursing programs are creating formal venues to enlarge the nurse educator pipeline. Like the nurse shortage, universities and nursing programs are facing a nurse faculty
— Tennessee’s vague conscience protections offer an avenue for legal discrimination by Chloe Nazra Lee, MD, MPH – Medpage Today When the woman stood up to speak in a Washington County town hall meeting, she had no idea her story would go viral on social media. Having recently realized she was pregnant, she sought out
By: Mariah Taylor – Becker’s Clinical Leadership The certification was developed by Oncology Nursing Certification Corp., the accrediting body for nurses in oncology and related specialties, along with radiation oncology nurses from Charleston-based Medical University of South Carolina and other systems. In addition to encouraging professional development, the certification also aims to elevate oncology nurses
By Lorie Brown, RN, JD – EmpoweredNurses.org Once, Scharmaine Lawson Baker was a beacon in our profession—a seasoned nurse practitioner, author, mentor. She wrote guides on patient-provider trust, taught about medical necessity, and inspired nurses to deliver house-call care with compassion. But somewhere along the way, the code of ethics was traded for the currency
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By: Mariah Taylor – Becker’s Clinical Leadership The number of students enrolling in most nursing undergraduate and graduate programs has increased, reversing a several-year-long downward trend, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing found. The AACN’s 44th annual survey compiled data from baccalaureate and higher degree nursing programs on enrollment and graduation, applications received, qualified
In some circumstances, the ‘slow code’ can be ethical Doctors in Argentina perform CPR. In the U.S., bioethics are rethinking some core tenets of CPR. Natacha Pisarenko/AP By Jason Adam Wasserman and Parker Crutchfield – STAT Wasserman is dean’s distinguished professor in the Departments of Foundational Medical Studies and Pediatrics at Oakland University William Beaumont
Edited by Lora McGlade TOPLINE: Urgent care visits frequently result in inappropriate prescribing, with 12.4% leading to antibiotic fills, 9.1% to glucocorticoid fills, and 1.3% to opioid fills. Analysis of over 22.4 million urgent care visits revealed concerning patterns, including 40.8% of acute bronchitis visits resulting in inappropriate glucocorticoid prescriptions. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a cross-sectional
Michelle Falci; Nikki Kean | Clinical Advisor Through surveys and focus group interviews, APRNs indicate that representation with leadership would improve their wellbeing in their professional life. In the country’s largest rural health system in the country, advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) nurses are looking for a seat at the table, better training for nurses
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By Deidre McPhillips – CNN Health About 286,000 kindergartners had not completed the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination series in the 2024-25 school year. About 286,000 kindergartners had not completed the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination series in the 2024-25 school year. Annie Rice/Reuters/File A record share of US kindergartners had an exemption for a required vaccination last school
