advanced practice registered nurses
Coverage of advanced practice registered nurses in the Nexus archive.
- University of Michigan nurses approve contract with better pay, staffing ratios, safety protections
Registered nurses at the University of Michigan approved a three-year contract with 13.25% wage increases over three years, improved staffing ratios, and enhanced safety protections. The agreement, ratified by 94% of members, includes benefits for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and aims to improve working conditions and patient care across the health system.
- Nurses warn that new interpretation of Georgia law will mean less care for rural communities
Nurses in Georgia warn that new guidance from the Georgia Composite Medical Board on a 2006 law could force closures of rural clinics by preventing physicians from being compensated for supervising nurse-owned clinics. The guidance reinterprets the law to classify compensated physicians as employees of these clinics, disrupting agreements necessary for advanced practice registered nurses to operate legally.