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Content by and about the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL).
A University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center study found that between 2007 and 2023, the percentage of midwife-attended births rose in rural and urban settings and was higher in full practice authority states, though trends did not change after states adopted these policies.
While artificial intelligence scheduling tools can reduce administrative work and improve efficiency and fairness, a Nurse.com blog says nurse leaders must retain meaningful oversight over them, including being able to override flawed AI-generated schedules easily.
A Health Affairs study found the RN workforce better represented the U.S. population’s racial diversity in 2022 than in 2018, indicating improved opportunities and support for attaining nursing education for people comprising certain groups.
In an AONL podcast, nursing leaders at Connecticut Children’s, Hartford, describe how they leveraged AONL’s Transition to Nurse Manager Practice program to strengthen leadership development, succession planning and workforce retention.
AONL and the AONL Foundation invite nominations starting Oct. 19 for their 2027 awards for exemplary leaders.
The Pamela Austin Thompson Legacy Match Challenge ends on Oct. 31, with only $1,920 remaining to reach the $9,000 matching goal.
AONL opened its call for abstracts for the 2027 AONL Professional Governance Leadership Conference June 6-8, 2027, in Atlanta.
Last month we focused on the first pillar of our 2026 chapter vision, Chapters as Leadership Development Catalysts and how local strategic alignment strengthens leaders at every stage. This month, we build on that foundation with the second pillar: Chapters as Engines of Strategic Advocacy.
Violence in healthcare is an ongoing challenge with healthcare workers being five times more likely to be victims of workplace violence (WPV) than all other industries (OSHA, n.d.).
Over the last several years, there has been a steady increase in the number of pediatric patients arriving in the acute care setting requiring medical and behavioral health treatment. These complex clinical scenarios created significant workplace violence (WPV) challenges for healthcare…