Tag: Nurses
Rhode Island Hospital shifts nursing schedule
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Hospital has transitioned some nursing shifts to a 12-hour format, according to a hospital spokesperson.
The transition began in late October...
Union votes to ratify new contract with Rhode Island Hospital
PROVIDENCE – After months of negotiations, union workers voted to ratify a new three-year contract agreement with Rhode Island Hospital Thursday night.
The hospital, including...
At this school clinic, students get checkups, then career mentoring
As Rhode Island continues to face a shortage of health care workers, a first-of-its-kind program using students from Brown University’s medical school is attempting...
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...
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