/tags/nurses Nurses en-US Copyright Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:00:46 GMT /health/2024-09-03/advanced-practice-nurses-north-carolina Advanced practice nurses have been trying to gain more independence from physicians for decades, but the legislative obstacles are high. Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:00:46 GMT /health/2024-09-03/advanced-practice-nurses-north-carolina Twumasi Duah-Mensah | NC Health News /health/2024-05-14/nurse-shortage-task-force-north-carolina The NC Institute of Medicine releases 8 recommendations to solve workforce issues for nurses by focusing on recruitment and retention. Tue, 14 May 2024 20:38:56 GMT /health/2024-05-14/nurse-shortage-task-force-north-carolina Grace Vitaglione | Carolina Public Press /health/2023-10-05/increased-pay-north-carolina-home-nursing-shortage The state budget includes a long-requested rate increase for private duty nursing, but advocates say it will take more to recruit enough nurses to care for complex patients. Thu, 05 Oct 2023 19:37:29 GMT /health/2023-10-05/increased-pay-north-carolina-home-nursing-shortage Jaymie Baxley | North Carolina Health News /health/2023-07-10/nursing-shortages-threaten-hospital-new-leadership-council-caregiver-pipeline The effort comes as North Carolina faces an impending shortage of nurses over the next decade. Mon, 10 Jul 2023 19:31:43 GMT /health/2023-07-10/nursing-shortages-threaten-hospital-new-leadership-council-caregiver-pipeline Uma Bhat /education/2023-03-01/uncg-school-of-nursing-plans-to-move-its-ph-d-program-entirely-online The university is putting its nursing Ph.D. program online in an effort to meet the needs of its students. Wed, 01 Mar 2023 21:24:54 GMT /education/2023-03-01/uncg-school-of-nursing-plans-to-move-its-ph-d-program-entirely-online Sharryse Piggott /health/2022-07-27/hospitals-are-adjusting-to-a-new-normal-of-covid-19-staffing-and-morale-are-among-the-top-concerns-now UNC Johnston is like a lot of other hospitals in North Carolina right now. The big spikes in COVID-19 patients that stretched the health system to nearly its breaking point are in the past. Hopefully for good. But the coronavirus is going to be a way of life for a long time - and that’s meant long-term changes for hospitals. Wed, 27 Jul 2022 12:17:13 GMT /health/2022-07-27/hospitals-are-adjusting-to-a-new-normal-of-covid-19-staffing-and-morale-are-among-the-top-concerns-now Jason deBruyn /health/2022-03-16/unc-greensboro-helping-train-moldovan-nurses-care-ukrainian-refugees UNC-Greensboro nursing professor Audrey Snyder is helping train Moldovan nurses to respond to the more than 230,00 refugees that have recently arrived at their border with Ukraine. Wed, 16 Mar 2022 16:49:01 GMT /health/2022-03-16/unc-greensboro-helping-train-moldovan-nurses-care-ukrainian-refugees Liz Schlemmer /health/2021-08-26/frustrated-nurses-say-sad-tragic-see-covid-19-surge-nc Daily COVID-19 hospitalizations have surged past 3,500, a figure not seen in North Carolina since January. Thu, 26 Aug 2021 11:11:13 GMT /health/2021-08-26/frustrated-nurses-say-sad-tragic-see-covid-19-surge-nc Jason deBruyn /education/2021-03-31/north-carolina-schools-full-nurse-pandemic-covid-cost-house-bills School nurses are a vital resource as schools reopen their doors to more students during the pandemic, but most public schools in North Carolina don't have a full-time nurse. Wed, 31 Mar 2021 17:27:23 GMT /education/2021-03-31/north-carolina-schools-full-nurse-pandemic-covid-cost-house-bills Liz Schlemmer /news/2021-01-26/rape-survivors-need-help-from-specialized-nurses-but-no-one-in-nc-keeps-track-of-them A survey of hospitals across North Carolina found uneven results for staffing sexual assault nurse examiners. Some described rape victims visiting multiple hospitals until finding one with the proper personnel. Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:18:22 GMT /news/2021-01-26/rape-survivors-need-help-from-specialized-nurses-but-no-one-in-nc-keeps-track-of-them Kate Martin/Carolina Public Press