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The latest AHA Today headline news stories.
Over the past year, nurse executives have been called upon to respond to dramatic clinical, economic and professional disruption, including resource and workforce shortages because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than thirty years ago, the American Nurses Association defined nursing peer review (NPR) as an essential core function of professional nursing practice
To understand more about hardwiring accountability, two AONL members, interviewed Cy Wakeman, the author of Reality-Based Leadership and Reality-Based Rules of the Workplace.
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Health systems are paying increased attention to social factors such as access to housing, food and transportation, which can have a profound influence on people’s health. Last week, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released a report examining the potential for…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule last week on discharge planning from acute care. The agency announced the rule aims to empower patients “to make informed decisions about their care” as well as to improve the quality of care transitions.
Critical care nurses may be less likely to experience moral distress when they feel patients’ palliative care needs are being met, according to research in the October issue of Critical Care Nurse. A survey of critical care nurses in seven intensive care units within an academic health center found…
Academic practice partnerships can have profound benefits for participants according to a recent article in the Journal of Nursing Administration. Lienhard School of Nursing at Pace University partnered with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and Westchester Medical Center in…
Speaking at a Sept. 26 press conference held by the House of Representatives Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, American Academy of Nursing President Karen Cox, PhD, RN, called for action to address what she called a public health crisis. Cox was invited to speak by Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill.,…
A review of the evidence on community- and hospital-acquired pneumonia, surgical site infections and Clostridioides difficile infection suggested steps nurses can take to prevent and control the spread of these infections in acute care settings. Good antibiotic stewardship is key, as are good…