Advocate Health recently reimagined the role of nurse managers, said Jane Dus, DNP, RN, senior vice president and chief nursing officer of the system’s Midwest region. Nurse managers are often ...

New hire check-ins are a key component of early-tenure nurse retention and can be notably effective when nurse managers conduct them directly. The data shows that when nurse managers conduct check-ins ...

The Journal of Nursing Administration editor-in-chief addressed emerging nursing issues during AONE 2019. At some point during HealthLeaders' annual CNO Exchange, usually after a fantastic discussion ...

The “Great Flattening”—or the elimination of middle management roles as a cost-cutting measure—is on the rise across industries, and thousands of mid-career professionals have either been laid off or ...

The nurse manager role is challenging on a normal day, let alone during a pandemic when leading a newly created unit with a team of employees reassigned from other parts of a hospital that is flooded ...

While programs for clinical advancement, such as clinical ladders, exist in some form today in many health systems, there’s a gap in the standard professional development structure within healthcare ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

Administrative work, perceived stress and the idea of bearing too much responsibility are deterring frontline nurses — especially those at mid-career — from management and leadership roles, according ...

Growth and change are two factors nurses can be certain of. As the profession moves toward increased safety and enhanced patient care, nurses are embracing technology and new roles within the ...

Matt Whittle has experience writing and editing accessible education-related content in health, technology, nursing and business subjects. His work has been featured on Sleep.org, Psychology.org and ...

Specialized nurses are first-line defenders against infection and diseases. Like the wider health care industry, the nursing profession is continually changing in response to medical needs. We see ...