Nurse walking with senior patient. During the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses played a vital role in providing care and preventing the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. A study published ...

Nursing is a wise career choice for people looking for a challenging yet rewarding profession. Significant nursing shortages continue to pose a challenge within the health care industry, as the ...

If you’ve ever gotten a shot in the arm or had your blood pressure taken by a nurse, you may be surprised to learn the term “nurse” has little meaning by itself — and the roles of the various types of ...

There are 3.2 million registered nurses in the U.S., and that will not be nearly enough in coming years as the Affordable Care Act kicks in and baby boomers begin to need more care. According to the ...

The role of the nurse is to care for others, from support for basic physical needs to development and revision of systems aimed to improve overall care for the communities they serve. A skillful nurse ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a physician and behavioral scientist at Duke University. Good medical outcomes often depends on good nursing care. When ...