According to American Nurse Journal, Native Americans, including Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, made up less than 1% of nurses in the United States in 2022.

The 10% figure appears in quite a few authoritative publications, including a 2023 article in the American Nurse Journal and a 2019 flyer from healthcare nonprofit The Joint Commission, both of ...

Patient safety and nurse retention are on the line, making safe staffing 'of the highest, highest importance,' says Jennifer Mensik Kennedy. Mensik Kennedy brings more than 25 years of nursing ...