Nurse.org's 2025 Year in Review!

What. A. Year.

From breaking news to big wins, viral moments to real-world impact — 2025 was powered by nurses, and we were honored to share it with you. Here’s a look back at everything we accomplished together this year.

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Trusted Source of Nursing News

In 2025, Nurse.org continued to lead as the top destination for nurse-focused news, breaking critical stories and amplifying conversations that informed, empowered, and connected nurses across the profession.

News That Moved the Profession - Top 5 Articles

• Nursing Excluded as 'Professional' Degree By Department of Education (Nov)
• Nurse Practitioner Dr. Scharmaine Baker Convicted in $12.1M Medicare Fraud Scheme (Jul)
• $951M Birth Injury Verdict: Nurses in Training, Sleeping Doctor Blamed (Aug)
• HCA Sues Nursing School After Student’s Mistake Allegedly Kills Elderly Patient (Sep)
• Joint Commission Finally Recognizes Nurse Staffing as a National Performance Goal 2026 (Oct)

Non-News Nurses Couldn’t Get Enough Of

Alongside breaking news, Nurse.org’s articles continued to deliver practical, must-know resources nurses rely on year-round—from licensure and career growth to deals, job opportunities, and shift-saving essentials.

• Compact Nursing States List
• 100+ Nurse Deals, Discounts and Freebies
• 15 Highest Paying Nursing Jobs
• Attention RNs: Travel Nurses Needed for US Contracts!
• The Top 10 Best Shoes For Nurses (According to Actual Nurses!)

Nurse.org’s Best of Nursing Awards

We announced 18 Winners of our annual Best of Nursing Awards! We then celebrated with some of these winners at our first-ever Creator House. Read more about this Trip of a Lifetime and listen to the podcast: How Winning Nurse.org’s Best of Nursing Awards Opened Doors We Never Imagined. Nominations for next year’s awards open in January 2026!

Nurse Appreciation Nights

In 2025, we celebrated nurses where they shine — on the big stage.

• 21 Nurse Appreciation Events
• MLB, NHL, NBA, WNBA & MLS games
• 18 cities
• 103 nurses recognized, nominated and voted by the Nurse.org community

View Upcoming and Past Events ➔

Podcasts Nurses Are Listening To

We launched Club Nurse during the summer of 2025 and it has become our fastest growing podcast to date. Together with Nurse Converse, we reached 145,669 nurse listeners this year. Coming soon: the (re)launch of the Love n’ Leary Nursing Podcast with Rebecca Love RN, MSN, FIEL and Marion Leary, PhD, MPH, RN.

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Nurse.org’s State of Nursing Survey

Every year, nurses tell us what’s really happening on the front lines — and in 2025, more than 6,000 nurses shared their voices.

From pay and burnout to career plans and workplace conditions, this survey delivered one of the most comprehensive snapshots of nursing we’ve ever published.

Explore the Survey ➔

Other 2025 Highlights:

• Nurse.org acquired The Nursing Beat, creating the largest online nursing community
• RaDonda Vaught shared advice for nurses facing Board of Nursing investigations, earning a Digital Health Media Award
• Nurse.org released the 2025 Best Nursing School Rankings, spotlighting top programs nationwide

Top Degrees Nurses Are Choosing

This year, nurses were clearly thinking about what’s next. From advanced practice roles to leadership, education, and public health, these were the degrees nurses searched for most as they looked to grow, specialize, and level up their careers.

Thank you for being part of the Nurse.org community — for showing up, speaking out, and supporting one another every step of the way. We can’t wait to see what 2026 brings!