AONL
Content by and about the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL).
This episode explores the shifting landscape of healthcare staffing, focusing on the cost-benefit of contingent labor amid Medicaid cuts and a persistent nursing shortage.
Chicago (Aug. 15, 2025) - The American Organization for Nursing Leadership membership elected Stuart Downs, DNP, RN, as the 2026 president-elect of the AONL Board of Directors. Downs will assume the presidency Jan. 1, 2028, leading the national membership organization whose strategic focus is…
Artificial intelligence can aid emergency department teams in better anticipating which patients will be admitted hours earlier than is currently possible, according to one of the largest prospective AI evaluations in emergency settings.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality invites adult intensive care units and non-ICUs to participate in a free 9-month program to decrease catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates.
The Food and Drug Administration announced an end to the national shortage of sodium chloride 0.9% IV solutions products.
A survey conducted in 10 emergency departments in eight U.S. cities found nearly half of respondents would agree to get a vaccine they were missing if offered one, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention research.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. adopted the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ recommendations for respiratory syncytial virus and seasonal influenza vaccinations.
Funding for state committees to review maternal deaths and identify their causes is set to expire Sept. 30, causing advocates to scramble to ensure Congress extends funding by the deadline.
A Trump administration executive order will require political appointees to oversee oversight of federal grants to ensure they are “consistent with agency priorities and the national interest.”
The American Hospital Association urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to prioritize payments from the Rural Health Transformation Program to hospitals for workforce recruitment and retention, infrastructure and telehealth services.