This article originally appeared in the January 2025 issue of Vital Signs. Nurse leaders are some of the most vital players in the healthcare scene. Their roles can take on many different meanings and ...

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 ...

In 2023, nearly 66,000 qualified applicants were turned away from nursing schools due to deficits in the nurse educator space. To help reduce the nurse shortage, health systems are stepping up to ...

Though the Covid-19 pandemic brought heightened attention to nurses overall, a unique nursing role has been long overlooked and, for the public, largely misunderstood: that of the nurse manager. Like ...

Nursing has quickly become one of the hottest areas for virtual care delivery, and nurses are eager and willing to work in these settings. Many healthcare facilities are finding new use cases for ...

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 ...

How hospice research nurses can promote improvements in palliative and end-of-life care by creating a positive research culture. Abstract Palliative and end-of-life care settings have historically ...

Jeremy J. Hawker, MSN, RN, NC, USN, assumed the role of vice president of Patient Care Services and chief nursing officer at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital on Nov. 3, 2025. The appointment draws on ...