Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
AONL joined with other organizations concerned about the health and well-being of mothers, infants and families to urge Congress to invest in national surveillance of COVID-19’s impact on maternal and infant health.
To ease the burden on respiratory therapists and others caring for ventilated patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health instituted a surveillance system for its ventilators.
In a May 13 letter to the White House, AONL and other members of the Tri-Council for Nursing wrote to express support for Veterans Administration (VA) efforts to encourage facilities to grant full practice authority to certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mental health experts fear the stress of treating COVID-19 patients will have lasting psychological consequences for health care workers, a group already vulnerable to depression and suicide.
American Hospital Association (AHA) senior vice president and chief nursing officer and AONL CEO Robyn Begley stressed the importance of self-care for “health care heroes” in a post commemorating Mental Health Awareness month.
Building on earlier guidance for safely resuming elective surgery, the American Hospital Association (AHA), the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses and AdvaMed today released additional advice to support the safe reentry of medical device representatives into hospitals and other surgical…