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A survey instrument developed by researchers at Penn Medicine is helping healthcare leaders better understand how emergency nurses perceive their safety in the workplace, particularly regarding patient violence.
Pregnant women and parents of young kids said they would rather receive the maternal respiratory syncytial virus vaccine during pregnancy to protect their child against the virus, a national survey published in JAMA Network Open found.
In an American Hospital Association podcast, AHA’s Advanced Practice Provider Leadership Advisory Group Chair Leslie Clayton, PA-C, says health systems need executive-level advanced practice provider leaders who are involved in strategic planning to ensure health systems best utilize the untapped…
Collaboration between federal and state policymakers, payers, financial institutions and health systems is necessary to overcome structural barriers limiting growth of nurse practitioner-owned primary care practices, a study found.
Pittsburgh-based UPMC implemented a career-ladder structure to retain advanced degree nurses, who are more likely to leave their roles.
The American Red Cross announced its second-ever national blood supply crisis after blood donations decreased to a four-year summer low and are not keeping pace with hospital demand.
AONL President Ena Williams, PhD, RN, will receive the 2026 National League for Nursing President’s Award, which recognizes prominent leaders in nursing education.
AONL encourages members to vote in its board election starting Aug. 4th. Candidate information is available on the AONL website.
Nearly 75% of nurse leaders anticipate maintaining or expanding licensed practical nurse and licensed vocational nurse utilization over the next two years, despite persistent implementation barriers, according to AONL’s latest Quick Hit survey.
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