This [wellness] culture, I can't emphasize enough. You've got to make it easy and the norm for people to engage in healthy behaviors, and to seek mental health help when they need it. — Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, chief wellness officer, The Ohio State University

The toll of nurse burnout can seem overwhelming on many levels, including high stress, anxiety, and an increase in self-reported medical errors by critical care nurses.

For this week's lead story, I spoke with wellness guru Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, about what hospitals and health systems must do to turn things around.

The Key to Nurses' Well-Being? Go 'All in' on Wellness, Expert Bernadette Melnyk Says

Health systems must do more than dip a toe into wellness waters; they must appoint a chief wellness officer with the resources to do the job correctly, Melnyk says.

Penn Medicine's New ASPIRE Program Seeks to Boost Nursing's Numbers and Diversity

Penn Medicine joins health systems that are creating nursing pipelines by partnering with high school systems and colleges.

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The Exec: Memorial Healthcare System CMO Focused on Nursing Shortage

With a shortage of nurses, Memorial is relying on traveling nurses, which is placing a financial strain on the health system.

13.2% of Healthcare Workers Are Unionized, Study Finds

Based on occupation among healthcare workers, nurses have the highest level of unionization (17.5%).

Bon Secours Mercy Health Invests in Local Supplier of PPE

A new personal protective equipment manufacturing company is set to open in Cincinnati next year.

Madera Community Hospital Closing Down, Files Chapter 11

"It is with much sadness and disappointment that the hospital will now face bankruptcy and closure," the organization says.

Must Reads

Nurses go on strike at 2 New York City hospitals — The New York Times
Old hospital becomes new training ground for local nurses — WRDW
Nurses union protests at executive's home, regarding labor and delivery cuts at St. Francis Hospital — WUWM
Nurses helping to design patient rooms at new hospital tower — WLKY
Scholarship to be established for South Carolina nurse practitioner killed in robbery — WPDE
Stanford Medicine scientists pinpoint COVID-19 virus's entry and exit ports inside our noses — Stanford Medicine

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Carol Davis
Nursing Editor