New law will change how Virginia health care facilities track violence against staff

New law will change how Virginia health care facilities track violence against staff

Virginia enacts laws mandating hospitals report workplace violence data to improve safety for health care professionals starting July 1.

Virginia’s Nursing Shortage Persists, but Targeted Strategies Have Brought Growth

In 2021, then-gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin said he wanted to vastly revitalize Virginia’s nursing community to address a desperate shortage of nurses in the commonwealth. So, now that it’s 2025, is Virginia for Nursing Lovers? According to analysis from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing on the number of registered nurses in each state, Virginia has 70,000 registered nurses in 2025, or 1,677 nurses for each 100,000 residen…