Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has launched Hear Us Out, a nationwide effort to report nurses’ reality from the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic
As seasoned nurses retire from the field or leave the front lines of care, health systems filling vacant positions with early-career nurses are encountering a skills gap.
With 67% of nursing leaders identifying emotional health and wellbeing of staff as a major challenge, providing alternative models of care to build healthy environments
In December 2020, with the first wave of the pandemic afoot, AONL sent a national inquiry to nurse leaders. Responses from leaders guiding high-stakes initiatives
This summer, when the delta variant of the coronavirus became predominant, the risk of infection among fully vaccinated people was reduced 5-fold, and the risk of
Hospitals continue to confront a wide variety of operational and fiscal challenges daily; the COVID-19 pandemic was no exception.
Thank you to all members who participated in the AONL 2021 Needs Assessment fielded electronically in March. More than 1,370 nurse leaders shared their thoughts on the future of nursing leadership, AONL benefits and resources and the role AONL plays in their work.
Patients enter acute care facilities through many different portals: emergency rooms, direct admissions from physician offices, surgery suites, transfers from other hospitals and ambulatory call centers.
The coronavirus pandemic has taught us many valuable lessons. One that I believe will be integral to the growth and sustainability of the entire health care workforce is just how deeply mental and physical health are impacted by the work that we do every day and how important it is to cultivate…