On average, approximately 195,400 openings for registered nurses are projected from 2021-2031, according to the United States National Bureau of Labor Statistics. Burnout, lack of educators, and an aging workforce are all contributing factors to the country’s nursing shortage – which only continues to grow, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. To provide a better understanding of the shortage on a nationwide scale, Nurse Journal compiled a ranking of each state’s nurse-to-population ratio… read more >

There’s a federal rating system for hospital safety. Here’s how Arizona hospitals fare.
Trying to figure out specific hospitals’ safety records can be confusing and frustrating, but the federal government has a tool