The tradition of nursing in Catholic health care embodies a commitment to providing holistic, compassionate, quality care to all those in need. From nurse executives to nursing assistants in hospitals, long-term care organizations, hospices, and community-based settings, the ethos of service is grounded in the understanding that each person is a treasure, each life a sacred gift, and each human being a unity of body, mind, and spirit.
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Nursing Articles
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AprilProgram hinges on coordination within hospital and communication with patients. -
March 2025Grant helps staff at Massachusetts memory care facility learn how to better help patients
More than 50 staffers now certified through the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners -
March 2025Fluid management programs at Mercy cardiovascular clinics keep heart patients out of hospitals
George Largent can’t praise the staff of the Mercy cardiovascular clinic in Joplin, Missouri, enough. “They’ll pray with you, cry with you, laugh with you, and hold your hand. And then tell you to stop eating salt,” he said, laughing. -
September 2024PeaceHealth works to counteract Oregon nursing shortage with excellence-focused training
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August 2024HSHS expands continuing education offerings to help fill needed job roles
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Fall 2024Fostering Teamwork to Promote Harmony in the Workplace
"Everyone brings something with them when they come to work," said Odesa Stapleton, chief diversity and inclusion officer at Bon Secours Mercy Health in Cincinnati. People are a collection of different work styles, lifestyles, needs and preferences, and it's up to organizations to help them all get along. -
Summer 2024Framing the Conversation to Build Thriving Long-Term Care
Our nation has a unique opportunity to reimagine long-term care, particularly related to the direct care workforce. Direct care workers — such as certified nursing assistants, home health aides and personal care aides — are the backbone of the long-term care system, delivering hands-on care to older adults and individuals with disabilities. -
Summer 2024
Illuminating New Pathways to Address Global Workforce Challenges
Nestled in the heart of Trento, Italy, against the scenic and peaceful backdrop of the Dolomite Mountains, lies a former chapel at the entrance to research institute Foundation Bruno Kessler. -
Spring 2024Hiring Untapped Talent: 'Anchor' Organizations Share Ways to Diversify, Localize Workforce
Seventeen health systems across the country — including Bon Secours Mercy Health, CHRISTUS Health, CommonSpirit Health and Providence — signed an "Impact Workforce Commitment" last year to build healthy and equitable local economies through their hiring and workforce development programs and policies. -
Winter 2024Ageism: A Threat to Health and Dignity
I accompanied my daughter and her husband to a toddler's birthday party so I could keep an eye on their son while they mingled with other parents. When we opened the gate to the backyard, the host greeted my grandson and his parents. I was right behind them and held out my hand, but he had turned his back and was leading them to the party. I am invisible, I realized. I am a professional with interesting ideas, but the dynamics at play seemed tied to the number of my own celebrated birthdays. Ageism.
