As nursing boards and state authorities work to root out the several thousand nurses practicing with fake degrees nationwide, questions are emerging about hospitals’ legal obligations to do their own ...

At least 11 states have taken disciplinary action against nurses who allegedly purchased fraudulent degree documents through a recently uncovered scheme, while investigations are ongoing in others.

The case was tied to "Operation Nightingale," a massive federal investigation of nursing schools that allegedly were ...

The Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing last week suspended another nurse accused of obtaining a degree fraudulently from a Florida school whose former director is now under federal indictment, ...

'Nurse leaders with healthcare economics and healthcare finance acumen are important to advocate for the profession.' A new dual advanced degree program aims to empower nurses with the expertise to ...

For years, advanced-practice nurses have struggled for greater autonomy from doctors while physician groups have fought back, trying to protect what they see as their turf. Now, a degree that is ...

Their license to practice nursing is suspended as state investigators look at whether they obtained the correct number of classroom and clinic hours to practice safely.

The case was tied to "Operation Nightingale," a massive federal investigation of nursing schools that allegedly were ...

In early 2025, the Pope Francis was hospitalized with pneumonia and was facing four life-threatening breathing crises. On Feb ...