This Week's Top Nursing Jobs and Headlines

Your twice-weekly roundup of nursing news, work trends, and opportunities

Welcome to Nurse Ascent, a twice-weekly newsletter created by nurses for nurses. This week...

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AI Training Jobs

A few weeks ago, we asked whether you’d be interested in paid opportunities using your healthcare expertise to help train AI models. Many of you said yes, so we’re experimenting with sharing more opportunities like this alongside our curated nursing jobs.

A company is currently looking for healthcare and clinical experts to evaluate AI-generated work. The below roles can be completed on your own schedule and pays $80 to $120 per hour.

Let us know if you apply, and reply to this email if you’d like to see more opportunities like this in Nurse Ascent.

Featured Jobs

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Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (RN)

Salem, OR

Up to $62/hourly

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Travel Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (RN), Fusion Medical Staffing

Salem, VA

$1,806 - $1,922/week

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Assistant Nurse Manager - Emergency, St Joseph Hospital Eureka

Eureka, CA

$62.90 - $99.31/hourly

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Headlines in Healthcare

Nurse perceptions often outperform hospital staffing metrics

University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing research highlights that nurses' firsthand assessments of staffing are often more reliable than hospital spreadsheets for predicting patient safety. According to Becker's Hospital Review, a study of over 1,200 units found that nurse feedback serves as a more accurate indicator of patient outcomes than traditional administrative staffing counts. These findings suggest that facilities should prioritize bedside nursing input to improve safety and operational monitoring.

AI tool reduces nurse documentation time by 22%

Mercy nurses saved 22% on daily documentation time after adopting Microsoft’s Dragon Copilot, according to a recent company report. By automating flowsheets, the health system aims to reduce administrative burdens for its 15,000 nursing staff members. The tool has expanded from a pilot program to medical-surgical units across Mercy's multi-state hospital network.

Childhood vaccination rates hit new lows

Declining vaccination rates signify increased risks of preventable outbreaks in schools, Becker's Hospital Review reports. New CDC data reports that national kindergarten vaccination coverage fell during the 2025-26 school year, while exemption claims reached a record 4.2%. MMR coverage dropped to 92.4%, falling below the 95% threshold required to effectively prevent the spread of measles.

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