Voice of Nursing Leadership
Conversations with chief nurse executives, published case reports and leaders’ accounts of navigating mergers, staffing shortages, pandemic surges and emergency responses reveal a recurring pattern. Nursing professional governance increasingly is described as a collection of principles that can be…
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, many neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) experienced significant nursing workforce challenges. During 2022-2023, Advocate Children’s Hospital’s 61-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit-Oak Lawn (NICU-OL), faced increased new hire nursing turnover, extended leaves of…
It is widely agreed that evidence-based practice (EBP) is essential to improving the safety and quality of nursing care. Despite the importance, several barriers to incorporating evidence into bedside practice exist.
At the University of Tennessee College of Nursing in Knoxville, a student-led initiative, called the Precious Prints Project (PPP), seeks to provide comfort to families who have experienced the death of a child.
A simple human phrase that carries meaning. It signals connection, openness and a space where people feel safe to share and engage in conversation.
Engaging nurses across all levels and care settings is essential to improving outcomes for patients, families, care teams and healthcare organizations.
Hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) represent a major challenge in acute care settings, as they not only compromise patient safety and comfort but also contribute to increased morbidity and prolonged hospital stays.
Nurses enter the profession knowing that lifelong learning is not optional — it is essential.
AONL and the AONL Foundation for Nursing Leadership Research and Education honored the recipients of several recognition awards at AONL 2026, the organization’s annual conference and exposition, which took place in Chicago, March 29 to April 1.
Health systems across the country are confronting a widening gap between the complexity of the chief nursing officer/executive role (CNO/CNE) and the readiness of leaders positioned to step into it. CNO