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Covenants Not to Compete: What Nurses Need to Know About the New FTC Rule

Empowered Nurses

While common in fields like technology and sales, non-compete agreements are increasingly present in healthcare contracts, even for bedside nurses. The New FTC Rule: A Game Changer In early 2023, the FTC proposed a rule to ban nearly all non-compete agreements in employment contracts.

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The Nursing Shortage: Looking Ahead to 2023

Nurse.com

Statistics show the nursing shortage is still a crisis, but 2023 could be a turning point. Front-line nurse don’t need numbers to know that the nursing shortage is wreaking havoc on their workplaces. For every bedside nurse who is lost, hospitals incur $46,100 in cost. Support new nurses.

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Nominate a Top Nurse for a 2023 BCEN Distinguished Award 

Minority Nurse

Approximately 50,000 RNs worldwide hold a BCEN nursing specialty credential, with over 40,000 holding the Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN). and worldwide who hold any of BCEN’s five nursing specialty credentials. Nurses may self-nominate or be nominated by a colleague, a supervisor, or their organization.

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Nursing Trends in 2023 and Beyond

Diversity Nursing

As the Nursing field continues to evolve, here are some of the top Nursing trends to watch in 2023 and for the years to come. Nursing Shortages Nursing shortages across all aspects of healthcare will continue to increase in 2023 and for several years to come.

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CHS adds 1K+ bedside nurses; contract labor down $260M

Becker's Hospital Review

based Community Health Systems added more than 1,000 bedside nurses as part of its centralized clinical recruitment strategy in 2023, executives said during the company's fourth-quarter earnings call on Feb. Franklin, Tenn.-based

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What is PACU, and What Does a PACU Nurse Do? 

Daily Nurse

PACU Nurse Jobs and Salary According to an article from Nurse.org published in 2023, the median hourly rate for a PACU nurse in the U.S. However, as a per diem PACU nurse in a same-day surgery center, my hourly rate is $90.00, which is typical for PACU nurse salaries in California and even higher in Northern California.

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Mitigating the Nursing Shortage Crisis: A Nurse’s Perspective

American Nurse

It’s clear that the state of the nursing shortage is at a crisis level. As an experienced bedside nurse, a recent nursing psychiatric/mental health graduate student, and a clinical adjunct faculty instructor, I have a strong opinion about what must be done. First and foremost, nurses require better pay.