Tag: Nurses
Report: Oncology doctors’ exodus has South County patients scrambling
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The recent departure of most the oncology department at South County Hospital has forced cancer patients to scramble and find care...
New law allows graduating nurses to start practicing sooner
PROVIDENCE – Graduate registered nurses will be able to start practicing before taking their national licensing exam under a new law sponsored by Senate...
Union wants more training, staff at Women & Infants after it...
PROVIDENCE – Members of the Service Employees International Union 1199 New England recently held an informational picket demanding management at Women & Infants Hospital...
Give RIC scholarship to help lure students
A 33% decline in enrollment at Rhode Island College over the last decade should be sounding alarm bells on campus and at the Statehouse.
The...
WalletHub: R.I. 9th best state in nation for nurses
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island was ranked the ninth best state in the nation for nurses, according to a WalletHub study released Tuesday.
WalletHub, a personal...
With 2,300 openings, Lifespan turns to employees for help with recruitment
PROVIDENCE – A 30-second video shows registered nurse Romell Taylor as she walks the halls of the medical surgery oncology unit at The Miriam...
McKee issues executive order to aid staffing issues at R.I. nursing...
PROVIDENCE – Due to continued stresses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Daniel J. McKee issued an executive order on Friday that would provide...
Health officials let COVID-infected staff stay on the job
Health authorities around the U.S. are increasingly taking the extraordinary step of allowing nurses and other workers infected with the coronavirus to stay on...
Senior care organizations signal alarm bell on staffing shortage
PROVIDENCE – Two senior care organizations say that the labor shortage hampering Rhode Island's long-term care facilities, made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic, has...
Lifespan seeks nurse-led research projects for $1M initiative
PROVIDENCE – In an effort to support medical research projects led by nurses, Lifespan Corp. has dedicated up to $1 million this year for...
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