NURSE Visa act would allow qualified nurses into US to alleviate shortages
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 24, 2024
The National Urgent Recruitment for Skilled Employees, or NURSE, Visa Act, introduced Monday, aims to allow some foreign nurses to work in the United States amid a labor shortage
Building a ‘destination workplace’ in long-term care requires diverse investments, active listening...
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 28, 2024
Faced with today’s complex array of financial, staffing and regulatory challenges, senior living and other long-term care providers across the care continuum must rely on an equally broad range of solutions,...
Labor market solid, with ‘notable pockets of weakness,’ ADP finds
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 06, 2024
“Job gains and pay growth are slowing going into the second half of the year,” ADP Chief Economist Nela Richardson said in a press release issued Wednesday in conjunction with the monthly ADP National...
Maryland becomes sixth state to require salary, wage disclosures in job listings
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 10, 2024
Effective Oct. 1, Maryland will join five other states and the District of Columbia in requiring employers to disclose salary or wage ranges upfront in job listings.
Recruiting, retention strategies shared by McKnight’s Women of Distinction
By
Foster Stubbs
Adam Healy
May 16, 2024
Five current or previous McKnight’s Women of Distinction honorees shared recruiting and retention strategies in a panel discussion Tuesday.
Number of registered nurses rebounds following pandemic decline
Feb 22, 2024
Projections for the registered nurse workforce in 2035 are close to prepandemic forecasts.
Noncompete agreement ban faces first legal challenge
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 25, 2024
Less than 24 hours after the Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule Tuesday that will prohibit employers across the country from using noncompete agreements in most instances, the rule faces its...
53 percent of older women in new survey don’t think their income will last
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 02, 2023
Fifty-three percent of Peak 65 women — those aged 61 to 65 — do not think their retirement savings and sources of income will last their lifetime,
Demand for nurses continues to eclipse supply: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 14, 2023
Almost three years after the start of the pandemic, a shortage of registered nurses continues to eclipse the supply of qualified professionals.
Virtual reality helps nursing students train with ‘enthusiasm,’ as studies highlight its popularity
By
Aaron Dorman
Aug 23, 2023
The use of VR for training nurses has been “extensively implemented” over the past 15 years, a new bibliometric study affirms.