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Steven Briggs is a healthcare writer for Scrubs Magazine, hailing from Brooklyn, NY. With both of his parents working in the healthcare industry, Steven writes about the various issues and concerns facing the industry today.

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Nurses Looking to Quit are Being Charged for Training Costs

Around one third of nurses in the U.S. say they are thinking about leaving the profession due to staff shortages and low pay. ...

By Steven BriggsMarch 13, 20230

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Closed Hospital Owes Former Employees $2 Million in Alleged Wage Theft

The Madera Community Hospital in California closed its doors in January after struggling to pay its bills. But a member of the board ...

By Steven BriggsMarch 9, 20230

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NICU Nurse Adopts Teen Mom of Three Preemie Triplets

Shariya Small wasn’t ready to be a single mom when she gave birth to triplets earlier this year. The 14-year-old resented having to ...

By Steven BriggsMarch 8, 20230

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Washington Bill Would Provide Workers’ Comp Insurance to Nurse for PTSD

Working as a nurse can be traumatizing. According to the National Institute of Health, post-traumatic stress disorder is found in approximately 29% of ...

By Steven BriggsMarch 7, 20230

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Head of National Resident Matching Program Faces Criticism for Being a Nurse

Dr. Donna Lamb, DHSc, MBA, BSN is many things. She’s currently the head of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), which assigns residencies ...

By Steven BriggsMarch 3, 20230

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Nurse Charged for Treating Patients without a License for 15 Years

Prosecutors in Shelbyville, Tennessee say Bobbie Gail Blair, 49, has been working as a nurse for 15 years even though she didn’t have ...

By Steven BriggsMarch 1, 20230

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Nurses Descend on Texas State Capitol to Address Shortage of 20,000 RNs

It’s been a busy two days for thousands of nurses in Austin, Texas. They turned out on Monday and Tuesday as part of ...

By Steven BriggsMarch 1, 20230

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Home Care Nurse Found Guilty in Three-Year-Old’s Death

On February 23, Judith Sobol was found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of a three-year-old girl, Ophelia Mazure. Sobol was a ...

By Steven BriggsFebruary 27, 20230

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Travel Nurse Pay Stabilizes to Around $3K Per Week

Temporary healthcare workers have been in high demand since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, driving wages to a peak of $4,000 a ...

By Steven BriggsFebruary 23, 20230

Nursing Blogs

Forensic Nurse Comes Up with New Way to Detect Bruises on Dark Skin

Nurses and law enforcement professionals often have trouble identifying bruises on individuals with black or brown skin. This can prevent them from dealing ...

By Steven BriggsFebruary 22, 20230

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Nurses Looking to Quit are Being Charged for Training Costs

Closed Hospital Owes Former Employees $2 Million in Alleged Wage Theft

NICU Nurse Adopts Teen Mom of Three Preemie Triplets

Washington Bill Would Provide Workers’ Comp Insurance to Nurse for PTSD

Head of National Resident Matching Program Faces Criticism for Being a Nurse

Nurse Charged for Treating Patients without a License for 15 Years

Nurses Descend on Texas State Capitol to Address Shortage of 20,000 RNs

Home Care Nurse Found Guilty in Three-Year-Old’s Death

Travel Nurse Pay Stabilizes to Around $3K Per Week

Forensic Nurse Comes Up with New Way to Detect Bruises on Dark Skin

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