nursing

After months of negotiations, the Hawaiʻi Nurses’ Association finally ratified a new, three-year contract for hundreds of nurses at the Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women and Children — and the ability to have flexible staffing for nurses has become a point of emphasis for the hospital’s leadership.

HPR talked to Dan Ross, the head of Hawaii Nurses Association, who was encouraged that the Healthcare Association of Hawaii is talking about Hawaiʻi joining some 39 states to institute a nursing compact.

In celebration of National Nurse Week – we’re taking a look at a nursing program that’s working towards bringing diversity to the medical field. It’s…