AONL

Content by and about the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL).

Jonathan Perlin, PhD, MD, Joint Commission president and CEO, discussed his decision to enact fewer, more meaningful requirements for hospitals.
A nursing program in upstate New York sought to address incivility after every faculty member said it was a major issue, and their efforts were detailed in the journal Nursing2023.
Fewer than 20% of nurse practitioners seek help from a mental health professional, even though 60% experience burnout and nearly 40% are depressed, according to a recent Medscape report.
New Mexico, Arizona, Florida and Indiana recently passed legislation to enable nursing schools to educate more students.
On nursing units where nurses miss more required care, very low birthweight infants have greater odds of acquiring a bloodstream infection and staying longer in the hospital.
Using creative staffing and flexible scheduling are strategies hospitals can implement to attract and retain nurses.
AONL extended to Feb.21 the application deadline for the AONL Foundation for Nursing Research Leadership Education Researcher of the Year Award.
The American Hospital Association highlights factors contributing to maternal health deaths and amplifies promising initiatives to combat rising maternal morbidity and mortality rates.
The National Advisory Committee for the Hospital Incident Command System urges hospitals and health systems to complete by Feb. 28 a survey on the system’s emergency management performance during the past few years to identify potential improvements.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week released a dashboard tracking hospitalization rates for laboratory-confirmed COVID-19, flu and Respiratory Syncytial Virus.