AONL
Content by and about the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL).
Mindfulness and other meditation practices have gained considerable attention as possible solutions to reducing the stress leading nurses and other clinicians to experience burnout. To calm the nervous system, nurses can learn various techniques related to breathing, awareness and focus. According…
Researchers from Stanford, Duke and Harvard University medical schools found considerable variation among published studies on the relationship between clinician burnout and care quality.
Nurses are integral to many community-based efforts to address the social determinants of health. They sometimes lead those efforts as well—from within their home institutions, as active members of profession organizations and as civic leaders.
Nursing leaders gathered in Chicago, Philadelphia and Seattle this summer to share their insights into how nurses can address the social determinants creating disparities in the health of different U.S. populations. Their remarks were intended to inform the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)…
The Institute of Medicine’s 2010 report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health argued governing boards need the perspective of nurses to advance the nation’s health. But encouraging more nurses to serve on boards may not be enough.
A 2015 benchmarking study found while minorities represent 32% of hospital patients, they “comprise only 14% of hospital board members, 11% of executive leadership positions, and 19% of first- and mid-level managers." Tamara Bland, EdD, RN, director of the RN-BSN program at Dominican University in…
“[I]t is challenging to keep a profession prepared and available for disasters that are increasing in frequency and intensity,” in the view of Elizabeth Schenk, PhD, RN, and AONL member Carol Bensen, MSN, RN. In the latest issue of Nursing Economic$, the two nurse leaders from Providence St.…
Health systems are regularly confronted by the consequences of violence and can play key roles in preventing the death and injury resulting from it, according to an article in the October Health Affairs. In 2017 alone, more than 2 million emergency department visits resulted from violence, and a…
Health systems are paying increased attention to social factors such as access to housing, food and transportation, which can have a profound influence on people’s health. Last week, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released a report examining the potential for…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule last week on discharge planning from acute care. The agency announced the rule aims to empower patients “to make informed decisions about their care” as well as to improve the quality of care transitions.