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Nursing leaders who are interested in joining AONL Board of Directors can access a webinar describing the board nominations process.
The most powerful drivers of early-tenure nurse retention are early connection, consistent engagement and manageable teams, according to an AONL and Laudio study spanning over 5,000 nurse managers overseeing 75,000 nurses in more than 100 hospitals.
AONL invites nursing leaders to attend its professional governance leadership conference Aug. 10-12 in San Antonio.
Proactive quality improvement strategies to enhance endoscope processing are necessary to ensure patient safety, according to a review published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
The administration has cut staff from government departments that collect and analyze data.
A majority of the COVID-19 vaccine work group members at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention support ending the agency’s recommendation for nearly all Americans to get vaccinated each year against the virus.
Twelve House Republicans expressed their opposition to potential Medicaid cuts. In an April 14 letter to House leadership, they said they support “targeted reforms” to improve the program but would “not support a final reconciliation bill that includes any reduction in Medicaid coverage for…
Magnet hospitals can improve APRN well-being and retention by engaging these nurses in organizational processes and systems to improve work environments, concludes a Journal of Nursing Administration study.
Many RNs are not prepared to address antimicrobial resistance, with fewer than 10% receiving formal education on the topic, a survey found.
Nursing practice leaders say 45% of novice nurses practice competently, demonstrating the need for academic and practice partnerships to better prepare novice nurses for practice.