Advocate Health recently reimagined the role of nurse managers, said Jane Dus, DNP, RN, senior vice president and chief nursing officer of the system’s Midwest region. Nurse managers are often ...

Darren Smith is the director of nursing, critical care, emergency services and nursing operations for Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin. He was selected as the 2023 Nurse Leader of the Year for his ...

Advocate Health, the Charlotte, N.C.-based multistate health system that operates 11 Illinois hospitals, has named a new chief nursing officer. Betty Jo Rocchio, currently the chief nurse executive at ...

Downers Grove, Ill.-based Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital has appointed Susan Okuno-Jones, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN, vice president of patient care services and chief nurse executive, effective June 27.

CNOs should frame questions correctly and bring in a variety of resources to solve problems, says this CNE. Betty Jo Rocchio has more than 30 years of experience in nursing. She has a passion and ...

Registered nurse Brittany Holliday recently exited the elevator at Elgin’s Advocate Sherman Hospital. In the vestibule, a crowd, including some family members, lined up and waved flags while ...

Nurses are uniquely positioned to lead transformative reforms in healthcare systems using their frontline experience. However, nursing programs often don’t teach nurses about their role in driving ...

Bernardine Lacey (middle) with classmates at the Gilfoy School of Nursing in 1961 KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is recognizing the founding director of its Bronson School of Nursing, Dr ...

Storytelling and data are the keys to successful advocacy efforts, say these nurse leaders. Legislators play a key role in nursing practice, from scope of practice to workplace violence prevention to ...

How professional autonomy, as promoted by the professional nurse advocate role, enhances nurses’ wellbeing and the quality of ...