Global nursing workforce grows but inequities jeopardize health progress
Editor's Note The global nursing workforce has expanded to 29.8 million, up from 27.9 million in 2018, but stark disparities in nurse distribution threaten progress toward universal health coverage and global health security, according to a May 12 World Health Organization (WHO) news release announcing the State of the World’s…
CNOs urged to ready nurses for ICE encounters under new hospital enforcement rules
Editor's Note Hospitals are no longer protected from immigration enforcement, placing a new burden on chief nursing officers (CNOs) to ensure their teams are prepared, HealthLeaders June 2 reports. As of January 20, the Trump Administration revoked prior federal guidance that designated hospitals as “sensitive locations,” allowing Immigration and Customs…
US pauses green card applications for foreign nurses
Editor's Note The US State Department will not accept any more applications for green cards for foreign nurses this year, and only applications that were submitted by June 2022 will be processed until the backlog eases, the April 24 Becker’s Clinical Leadership & Infection Control reports. Current green card processing…
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