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The Institute for Healthcare Improvement released a framework to standardize data collection of workplace violence incidents in health care, including critical data elements necessary to analyze incidents effectively.
Drug overdose deaths fell nearly 27% in 2024 compared with 2023, according to preliminary data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, resulting in more than 81 lives saved each day.
The National Academy of Medicine will host a webinar on the measles outbreak on May 27 from 4:00-5:30 ET.
The Health and Human Services Department opened a 60-day public comment period for stakeholders regarding its request for information to remove outdated or unnecessary regulations.
New resources are available from the American Hospital Association and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to commemorate National Hospital Week, May 11-17.
AARP, the AARP Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will conclude the Center to Champion Nursing in America and The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative begun in 2010 to build a healthier America through nursing.
Bob Dent, DNP, R.N., discusses in an American Hospital Association video his mental health struggles that persisted while managing a successful career.
In an AONL podcast, Rosanne Raso, DNP, RN, editor-in-chief of Nursing Management and AONL Board member, describes how nurses can tell stories and share data to persuade legislators and health care leaders to support legislation or make organizational policy changes, respectively.
An AONL podcast features nursing leaders at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C., discussing how they developed a tool to significantly reduce workplace violence.
AONL is hosting a recorded free webinar on strategies nursing leaders can use to implement healthy work environment standards.