Nurse News: Nursing AI Watch, Financial Security for Nurses, and $15K Well-Being Grants

This week on the Club Nurse Podcast, host Colton Lord breaks down the biggest stories in nursing news. A judge rules that an Alabama hospital must face a wrongful death lawsuit after nurse Ada Doss was killed in a hospital parking lot. The American Nurses Foundation opens applications for eight $15,000 well-being grants for rural nurses. TIME and Johnson & Johnson launch a new Healthcare Champion of the Year award that nurses can win. Nurse.org's Nursing AI Watch reveals 127 AI deployments across 106 health systems — with almost no nurses shaping AI governance — and the AMA may build billing codes for AI before nursing ever gets its own. Plus, Nurse.org launches a new Financial Security for Nurses resource center with free quizzes, calculators, and guides. Read more at nurse.org/news.Jump Ahead:00:21 — Welcome + Colton's LA apartment vs. no air conditioning03:30 — Story 1: Judge denies hospital's motion to dismiss in the wrongful death case of nurse Ada Doss (DCH Regional Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, AL)05:41 — Story 2: American Nurses Foundation opens eight $15,000 well-being microgrants for rural healthcare sites, backed by the Covista Foundation07:41 — Story 3: TIME + Johnson & Johnson launch the Healthcare Champion of the Year award — nominations open through August 28, 202610:09 — Story 4: Nursing AI Watch — 127 AI deployments across 106 health systems, plus why AI may get billing codes before nursing does15:45 — Story 5: Nurse.org's new Financial Security for Nurses resource center, guided by Elaine Mala (@NurseWhoInvests)Resources mentioned:All source articles: nurse.org/newsFinancial Security for Nurses resource center: nurse.org/financial-servicesNurse appreciation events: nurse.org/nursenightNurse discounts: nurse.org/discountsEach story comes with Colton's honest take on what it means for nurses on the ground.Follow Colton on socials: @NurseDaddies or @ColtonLord17🎙️ About the Club Nurse PodcastThank you for tuning in! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with a colleague.🌐 Connect With UsOfficial Website: Visit nurse.org/clubnurse for episodes, articles, and exclusive nursing resources.Watch on YouTube: Subscribe to Club Nurse on YouTube to watch full video episodes and highlights.Follow Nurse.org:Instagram: @nurse_orgFacebook: @nurse-orgLinkedIn: @nurse-orgTikTok: @nurse.orgConnect with Colton on social media:Instagram: @coltonalanlord, @club.nurseTikTok: @nursecolton