Voice of Nursing Leadership

This story traces back to 2019 — just before the COVID-19 pandemic — when a 22-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) was relocated from Northwestern Medicine (NM) McHenry (Ill.) Hospital to nearby NM Woodstock (Ill.) Hospital, just 10 miles away.
In health care leadership, a unique alchemy occurs when nursing and finance truly partner. A shared vision emerges — rooted in trust, mutual respect, authentic communication and decision-making built on a common understanding.
Babies born prematurely are at risk for several morbidities including necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), retinopathy of prematurity, intraventricular hemorrhage and poor overall growth and development.
Nurse leaders who utilize interim agency staff are exploring various strategies to encourage these personnel to transition into permanent employees.
Historically, the chief financial officer (CFO) and the CNO may be viewed as opposing forces within the health care atmosphere, with the CFO focusing on health cost efficiency and the CNO focusing on resources to drive patient care, safety and health care staffing quality.
Nursing finance is sometimes regarded as mysterious, yet mastery of business skills and principles are AONL core competencies for nurse leaders.
Over the last decade the number of heat-related deaths in Arizona's Maricopa County, has steadily risen, with a 52% increase between 2022 and 2023, targeting vulnerable populations (Maricopa County Department of Health, 2023).
AONL and the AONL Foundation for Nursing Leadership Research and Education honored the recipients of several recognition awards at AONL 2025, the organization’s annual conference and exposition, which took place in Boston, March 30 to April 2.
Community paramedicine (CP) is an innovative approach to health care delivery that extends the role of paramedics beyond emergency response to encompass preventive care, chronic disease management and social support.
The American Organization for Nursing Leadership, the AONL Foundation and Joslin Insight have conducted nursing leadership insight studies regularly since July 2020.