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A trio of Democrats reintroduced the Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act, supported by AONL and the American Hospital Association.
AONL named Robyn Begley, DNP, RN, as its 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.
Medical societies, health departments and insurers say they will continue to recommend universal hepatitis B vaccination for newborns, despite a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention decision from its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to stop the long-term recommendation.
The National Academy of Medicine launched an initiative to build trust in science by placing community wisdom at the center of efforts to strengthen public confidence in health science.
Rural hospitals dependent on foreign-born professional workers to fill critical positions must pay $100,000 for the Trump administration’s new H-1B visa fee.
The American Hospital Association released a resource outlining how hospitals can improve care for people with disabilities.
The American Hospital Association released its 2026 Health Care Workforce Scan — an annual snapshot of America’s hospital and health system employment based on reports, studies and other data sources.
AONL member Joyce Batcheller, DNP, RN, credited a CNO leadership development program with enhancing participants’ leadership skills and encouraging them to attain progressive leadership roles and expand their professional networks, a December Journal of Nursing Administration article found.
Memorial Hermann Health System implemented a tiered academic-practice partnership model to align academic partnerships with nursing workforce priorities, says Memorial Hermann Institute for Nursing Excellence Associate Vice President Caitlin McVey, MBA, RN.
An on-demand version of the AONL Foundation for Nursing Leadership Research and Education’s Virtual Care Nursing Leadership Symposium is available.