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Psych Nurses Call 911 as 15+ Youth Patients Violently Attack—Police Blocked From Entering
On March 8, 2025, at around 8:30 PM, a chaotic and scary incident occurred at UofL Peace Hospital in Louisville,…
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Criminalizing Your Patients Is Not Part Of Your Job as a Nurse
In 2020, I learned that a fellow nurse was asking coworkers if I should be fired for wearing my scrubs to…
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Coroner Reveals Safety Failures Behind Patient’s Freezing Death on Hospital Rooftop
Update 1/28/25 Chelsea Adolphus, a 28-year-old patient, died from hypothermia after being discovered unresponsive on the hospital’s second-floor rooftop seven…
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Nurse Staffing Ratios Worse In Hospitals Serving Mostly Black Patients, Study Finds
A study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has shed light on a concerning trend in healthcare: hospitals that…
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Nurses and Medical Workers Race to Protect Elderly Patients During CA Wildfires
Earlier this week, nursing homes in Los Angeles County faced a harrowing reality as wildfires fueled by hurricane-force winds swept…
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Are ‘Uber for Nursing’ Apps Helping or Hurting Nurses and Their Patients?
The healthcare industry is experiencing a significant shift with the emergence of on-demand nursing apps, often dubbed “Uber for nursing.”…
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Fake Nurse Who Treated 1,000 Patients Was Already Convicted For Nurse Impersonation
Brigitte Cleroux, a 52-year-old woman described as a “serial fraud artist,” is facing sentencing for impersonating a nurse and committing…
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Long-Term Care Patients Could Install Room Cameras—If This Bill Passes FL
Senator Ileana Garcia, a Miami Republican, has introduced Senate Bill 64 (SB 64), which would allow residents of nursing homes…
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How a Pediatric Nurse’s Program Keeps Patients and Care Teams United Post-Discharge
In the world of pediatric cardiac care, innovation, and compassion go hand in hand. At UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, Kathleen Cinelli,…
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Awake, Walking, and Intubated – The ICU Breakthrough Giving Patients Their Lives Back
“If they knew what it’s like for patients surviving after the ICU, that sedation isn’t sleep, and that they’re being…
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