Original reporting on the things that move a nurse’s pay, license and workload — written and analysed by Jayson Minagawa, BSN, RN.
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Nurse.org's 2026 survey of 2,194 nurses finds burnout near 87%, job satisfaction down 8 points, and nurses planning to quit nursing entirely jumped from 15% to 23% in one year.
Read article →Oregon's HB 2697 Phase 2 kicks in today — nurse-to-patient ratios on adult med-surg units drop from 1:5 to 1:4. Hospitals that miss breaks owe nurses $200 per violation.
Read article →The MNA's 2026 State of Nursing survey: 71% of MA nurses say care quality worsened, 69% report workplace violence, and 16% plan to leave the profession within two years.
Read article →CMS's May 20 proposed rule would cap Medicaid state-directed payments at Medicare rates for nursing facilities. Georgetown estimates the rule triples the financial impact of HR 1 Medicaid cuts on states.
Read article →600+ UMC New Orleans nurses launched their fifth strike against LCMC Health in May 2026, citing bad-faith bargaining, unsafe staffing, and two years of stalled contract negotiations.
Read article →Massachusetts nurses, hospitals, and SEIU agreed on a workplace violence prevention bill years ago. The legislature has until July 31 to act before formal sessions end for the year.
Read article →Atrium Health and WakeMed announced a merger with a $2B Wake County investment and 3,300 jobs. North Carolina nurses are watching what happened after HCA acquired Mission Health in Asheville.
Read article →Twelve-plus states passed healthcare AI bills in early 2026. Prior auth restrictions and nurse title protection dominate. Here's what the legislative map looks like now.
Read article →Knox Lane is acquiring Cross Country Healthcare for $437M. The travel nursing giant continues operating under existing brand. Here's what the PE takeover means for nurses.
Read article →Virginia's nursing home staffing bill was reduced from an enforceable 3.25 HPRD standard to a legislative study due December 2026. The CMS rule repeal left Virginia and most states without any staffing floor for LTC facilities.
Read article →1,039 WSNA-represented nurses at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup picketed Tuesday over staffing proposals from MultiCare management. The hospital's ED ranks 4th-busiest in the US.
Read article →25 states sued the Trump administration over loan caps classifying nursing as non-professional, limiting MSN/DNP borrowing to $20,500/yr. ANA warns the rule shrinks an already-strained nursing pipeline.
Read article →University of Michigan Health nurses filed unfair labor practice charges after the system installed AI monitoring sensors without bargaining and proposed increasing patient loads. Contract expired March 31.
Read article →The GWU Milken Institute estimates Trump's big beautiful bill could eliminate 477,000 healthcare jobs. Over 400 hospitals face closure risk. Here's what the numbers actually mean for bedside nurses.
Read article →55 nurses at Houlton Regional Hospital in Aroostook County began a 4-day strike today after new management refused to honor a staffing agreement made when L&D closed. The ED now runs with 1-2 nurses instead of the promised 3.
Read article →2,000 Rush University Medical Center nurses in Chicago voted 77% to join NNOC/NNU on May 14-16. First contract negotiations begin soon in a major win for Chicago healthcare labor.
Read article →Teamsters Local 2024 nurses at Corewell Health East staged practice pickets in May 2026 across all 9 southeastern Michigan hospitals after a 90% strike authorization vote and multiple ULP charges.
Read article →The 2026 NSI National Health Care Retention Report dropped. RN turnover: 17.6%. National vacancy: 8.6%. Average cost per RN loss: $60,090. One in three hospitals running 10%+ vacancy. Numbers don't lie.
Read article →NYSNA nurses ended the largest NYC nurses' strike in history after 41 days. New contracts at NewYork-Presbyterian, Montefiore, and Mount Sinai ratified by Feb 20, 2026. Here's what they won — and what fell short.
Read article →23% of nurses now want to leave the profession entirely — up from 15% in 2024. Only 41% cite pay as the reason. With 17.6% RN turnover and a 250K+ shortage coming, here's what the data shows.
Read article →Roughly 2,200 nurses at MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center and Miller Children's walked off the job May 22. Management's answer: a 4-day lockout after the 1-day strike.
Read article →The Education Department RISE rule effective July 1 2026 caps annual federal loans for NP and CRNA students at $20,500. Six nursing associations called it deeply concerning for workforce development.
Read article →The CMS nursing home minimum staffing rule was repealed effective February 2, 2026. Researchers projected it would have saved 13,000 lives per year. Here's what LTC nurses lost and what remains.
Read article →Hundreds of CNA union nurses rallied at the California capitol on May 19, 2026, pushing bills targeting hospital AI guardrails, corporate tax loopholes, and workers' comp reform. Here's what they're actually asking for.
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