May 5, 2010 - Cincinnati - Winter precipitation is rare in Cincinnati in May, but May 5 is a "snow Day" at The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Alumna Shirley "Penny" Snow is celebrating her 96th birthday at the college by making a $2 million gift to the Shirley and Charles Snow Endowed Scholarship Fund. . . more

March 17, 2010 - Cincinnati—The Christ Hospital has been awarded Magnet Recognition for Nursing Excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The Magnet Recognition Program recognizes healthcare organizations that demonstrate highest-quality patient care, nursing excellence and innovations in professional nursing practice. . . more

February 24, 2010 - The American College of Emergency Physicians is using the recent closing of Deaconess Hospital’s emergency room to underscore its point that ERs need more attention from lawmakers. . more

January 21, 2010 - James Anderson, the recently retired CEO of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, is the Lifetime Achievement winner in the Business Courier’s 2010 Health Care Heroes honors. The hospital has, under Anderson’s leadership. . . more

November 13, 2009 - Ohio’s relatively tight job market for nurses could be temporary cover for a gaping maw to come.The state nursing shortage is projected to hit 32,000 by 2020. . . more

November 5, 2009 - (Cincinnati) The College of Mount St. Joseph honors leaders in the nursing profession at the 14th annual Leadership in Nursing Awards program at The Phoenix, downtown, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. . . more

July 27, 2009 - (Cincinnati) Xavier University, with a $1.5 million federal grant, will offer distance-learning to nurses working in rural areas. . . more

July 13, 2009 - (Columbus)The Ohio Senate unanimously passed today Senator Sue Morano’s Comprehensive Nursing Education Bill (SB 89). . . more

 

 

 

July 14, 2010 - New York, NY - Workforce analysts caution that expanding nursing education capacity — including faculty, clinical resources, and physical space — to enroll and educate the numbers of students needed to meet future. . . more 

July 7, 2010 - SILVER SPRING, MD – The American Nurses Association (ANA) applauds the introduction of federal legislation that empowers registered nurses (RNs) to drive staffing decisions in hospitals and, as a result, protect patients and improve the quality of care. . . more

Joint Statement from the Tri-Council for Nursing on Recent Registered Nurse Supply and Demand Projections: The downturn in the U.S. economy has had an impact on every employment sector and has led to an easing of the nursing shortage in many parts of the country. . .  more 

USA Today - Even as a national nursing shortage looms, many newly graduated registered nurses can't find jobs because the recession has delayed retirement of experienced nurses, regulators and health care associations say. . . more

A lot has been written about the nurse shortage. But right now it's more of a nurse job shortage in many places across the United States. . . more

March 17, 2010 - The number of licensed registered nurses (RNs) in the United States grew to a new high of 3.1 million between 2004 and 2008 according to a report released today by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). . . more

McKnight's Long Term Care News, 02/05/2010 - Nearly half of all nurses say they plan to make a career change over the next three years. That could exacerbate the nursing shortage, according to the results of a recent survey of registered nurses. . . more

Nurse.com, 02/01/2010 -One of the favorable trends shaping the nursing workforce is the growing number of younger nurses entering the workforce. Since 2003, there has been a steady increase in nurses ages 23 to 25 entering the workforce with significant growth noted in 2008. . . more