VOICE | November 2021

Strategic Leadership

The November 2021 issue of Voice of Nursing Leadership covers initiatives led by nursing that help to fulfill health care organization strategies. This issue covers development of a robust nursing leadership academy, successful strategies for onboarding professional governance leaders and the effective use of a clinical nurse leader care model.

Voice of the President

Two years ago when I began my term as AONL President, in my first column for the Voice of Nursing Leadership, I wrote: Today’s health care environment is dynamic, holding an uncertain future. This requires that nurse leaders be prepared, available and engaged to innovate, transform and lead care wherever it occurs and AONL is uniquely positioned to support you in these efforts...Continue reading.

Clinical Nurse Leader Care Model Supports Exceptional Outcomes

At Rush Oak Park Hospital (ROPH) in Oak Park, Ill., the active presence of clinical nurse leaders (CNLs) at the bedside resulted in immediate improvement in nurse-specific outcomes and physician-specific Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) outcome standards. The model evolved in stages to meet the additional needs of bedside nurses...Continue reading.

Effective Leader Onboarding for Professional Governance: Advice From Experts

Victoria, a staff nurse with no previous professional nursing governance council or committee experience has just been appointed a member of a division-wide nursing practice council. The buzz is how wonderful she would be as a future chair because of her patient care expertise...continue reading.

This bi-monthly AONL member magazine provides thought-provoking articles and perspectives on key issues affecting you.

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Staggering shortages and the need to retain nurse leaders have become an inevitable reality of the near future. However, the present holds opportunities to support succession planning for the nurse leaders, which is essential...Continue reading.