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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality released a toolkit to help hospitals reduce methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at locations where surgical site infections are most common, including cardiac, hip and knee replacement and spinal fusion surgeries.
MaineHealth in Portland pairs up the chief medical officer and CNO at each of its hospitals to co-chair the quality and safety committee in an effort to promote interprofessional collaboration.
Ochsner Health is among the health systems creating split faculty roles, allowing nurses to work at hospitals and serve as adjunct faculty.
AONL member and El Camino CNO Cheryl Reinking, DNP, RN, says her system has relied on several strategies to return turnover rates to 5% after they climbed to 12.7% during the pandemic.
In a letter to congressional leadership, the American Hospital Association urges Congress to refrain from making disruptive policy changes to Medicaid and other health care coverage that could affect access to health care for tens of millions of Americans.
AONL and 48 other members of the Nursing Community Coalition signed a letter to Reps. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., and Jen Kiggans, R-Va., thanking them for introducing the Ensuring Veterans Timely Access to Anesthesia Care Act (H.R. 2234).
Mary Beth Kingston, PhD, RN, will receive the American Hospital Association’s 2025 Award of Honor May 5 during the organization’s annual membership meeting in Washington, D.C.
A collaboration between the Phoenix Fire Department and Phoenix-based St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Valleywise Health and Banner University Medical Center began in the summer of 2024 to reduce heat-related deaths among vulnerable populations.
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.