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More than 250 messages from AONL members urged their congressional members to sign a letter from Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) to the Department of Education expressing concerns with its omission of post-baccalaureate nursing programs from its proposed definition of “professional degree” programs.
AONL released its return-on-investment calculator this week.
AONL named 19 inductees to its 2026 fellow designation program. The AONL fellow designation, FAONL, recognizes a nurse leader’s sustained contributions to the specialty of nursing leadership, commitment to service and influence in shaping health care.
A JAMA Health Forum editorial authored by eminent University of Pennsylvania nurse researchers stresses the importance of nursing research and the relevance of the National Institute of Nursing Research.
An American Hospital Association podcast features Eilidh Pederson, CEO at Western Wisconsin Health in Baldwin, who outlines how rural hospitals can continue to provide needed access to safe, high-quality maternity health services in rural America.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality launched a toolkit outlining four evidence-based strategies to decrease infection risks and maintain healthy skin among long-term care residents.
The House passed the Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (H.R. 4313), legislation extending certain Medicare waivers authorizing the hospital-at-home care program for five years.
Nursing leaders must highlight nursing’s economic value to health care organizations by quantifying and demonstrating nursing’s contribution to revenue margins and return on investment, states an article in the December issue of Journal of Nursing Administration.
Writing in the December issue of Nurse Leader, Angela Brown, MSN, RN, a 2024 AONL Nurse Director Fellowship participant and director of the Emergency Care Center, Marcus Trauma Center at Grady Health System in Atlanta, discusses her capstone project addressing emergency department boarding.
The AONL Nursing Leadership Workforce Compendium 2.0 is detailed in the December issue of Nurse Leader.