AONL
Content by and about the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL).
RN turnover continues to be one of the most pressing workforce challenges in healthcare, impacting not only our organizational costs but also patient care, staff morale and operational stability. While turnover overall is widely tracked, attrition within the first year of employment represents a…
Conversations with chief nurse executives, published case reports and leaders’ accounts of navigating mergers, staffing shortages, pandemic surges and emergency responses reveal a recurring pattern. Nursing professional governance increasingly is described as a collection of principles that can be…
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, many neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) experienced significant nursing workforce challenges. During 2022-2023, Advocate Children’s Hospital’s 61-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit-Oak Lawn (NICU-OL), faced increased new hire nursing turnover, extended leaves of…
One of the most important responsibilities we share as nurse leaders is preparing the next generation of nurses. Creating supportive learning environments that build clinical competence, critical thinking and professional identity is central to developing nurses who can provide safe, equitable and…
Actionable data is essential for diagnostic stewardship, quality outcomes and earning value-based care revenue. Diagnostic accuracy can reduce the risk of hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) and 30-day readmissions, while protecting patients from unnecessary antibiotics, treatments and further…
Actionable data is essential for diagnostic stewardship, quality outcomes and earning value-based care revenue. Diagnostic accuracy can reduce the risk of hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) and 30-day readmissions, while protecting patients from unnecessary antibiotics, treatments and further…
Emergency department-focused outpatient antibiotic stewardship remains needed for older adults who receive antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections in cases where practitioners should never prescribe them, research found.
An Institute for Healthcare Improvement pilot reduced patient care technician and certified nursing assistant turnover in hospitals in Western New York and Southeast Michigan, while improving their satisfaction.
President Trump signed an executive order revamping the federal government’s recommended childhood vaccine schedule.
Hospitals are attempting to reduce maternal deaths due to post-pregnancy complications by giving mothers a silicone wristband with the words, “I Gave Birth.” First started in North Carolina to reduce maternal mortality during the pandemic by making emergency workers aware of postpartum risks,…