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Pfizer and its partner in developing a COVID-19 vaccine, BioNTech, announced the start of a global Phase 2/3 trial of the vaccine in roughly 4,000 pregnant women. The study will evaluate the vaccine’s safety, tolerability and immunogenicity in pregnant women and whether or not protective antibodies…
To conserve personal protective equipment and reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19, some hospitals have moved intravenous (IV) infusion pumps from the bedside. Critically ill patients often require multiple IV medications to be administered using large-volume IV smart pumps (IVSPs), increasing…
AONL member Jesus Cepero, PhD, RN, suggests three steps for chief nursing officers (CNOs) who want to introduce holistic care in their facilities: assess the organization’s culture for awareness of consumer demand for holistic care; consider available resources; and consult consumers on how they…
A decade after the release of the Institute of Medicine’s landmark report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action released a summary of progress achieved in implementing the report’s recommendations.
In an open letter, National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) Director Shannon Zenk, PhD, publicly committed to supporting nursing research “that will identify interventions and policies to remove barriers to health equity.
In a recent interviews, four AONL members offered insights into how nurse leaders can examine their biases and promote diversity within their ranks. “Diversity is not only identifying ‘Black nurses, brown nurses, male, female’—that’s counting,” said AONL Past President Linda Burnes Bolton, DrPH, RN.
Increasing the number of vaccines delivered will require more predictable vaccine shipments, overcoming vaccine hesitancy, and public and private partnerships, said AONL CEO Robyn Begley, DNP, RN, who is also chief nursing officer and senior vice president workforce for the American Hospital…
This week AONL issued an advocacy alert for measures in the $1.92 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package advanced by the House Committee on the Budget titled American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Preventing hospital acquired infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance trends are the topic of an upcoming webinar hosted by the American Hospital Association’s Team Training initiative.
Futurist Ian Morrison, PhD, will lead Futurescan 2021-2026, a webinar for hospital and health system leaders exploring key forces and important insights gleaned by experts who contributed to the Society for Health Care Strategy & Market Development’s annual guide to trends in the field.