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 conditioning • 03:30 — 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 Foundation • 07:41 — Story 3: TIME + Johnson & Johnson launch the Healthcare Champion of the Year award — nominations open through August 28, 2026 • 10:09 — Story 4: Nursing AI Watch — 127 AI deployments across 106 health systems, plus why AI may get billing codes before nursing does • 15:45 — Story 5: Nurse.org's new Financial Security for Nurses resource center, guided by Elaine Mala (@NurseWhoInvests) Resources mentioned: • All source articles: nurse.org/news • Financial Security for Nurses resource center: nurse.org/financial-services • Nurse appreciation events: nurse.org/nursenight • Nurse discounts: nurse.org/discounts Each story comes with Colton's honest take on what it means for nurses on the ground. Follow Colton on socials: @NurseDaddies or @ColtonLord17