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The transfer of a multidrug-resistant yeast from hospitalized patients to the gloves and gowns of healthcare workers occurred often, a prospective cohort study found.
Philanthropists Olivia and Tom Walton pledged $100 million to cut U.S. maternal mortality in half by 2031 through their Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America campaign.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll found 76% of Americans consider the measles vaccine safe for kids, down from 84% in 2020.
Nearly 40% of U.S. pediatricians believe they are seeing fewer immigrant families for medical care due to concerns of immigration and custom enforcement efforts, an American Academy of Pediatrics survey found.
An American Hospital Association podcast explores how St. Louis Children’s Hospital uses proactive intervention, behavioral assessments and de-escalation techniques to reduce patient escalations.
Hospital leaders who want to implement workforce-forecasting technology can license Mayo Clinic’s internally developed platforms through Trusted Health, a healthcare-workforce technology company headquartered in San Francisco.
AONL member Brad Goettl, DNP, RN, says more hospitals recognize nurses should be involved in shaping artificial intelligence strategies.
UF Health recently hired AONL member Janice Walker, DHA, RN, as senior vice president and CNO to standardize nursing practice, professional development, recruitment and retention across the Gainesville, Fla.-based system’s 12 hospitals and hundreds of outpatient locations.
AONL and 54 other members of the Nursing Community Coalition encouraged House leaders to pass bipartisan legislation this Congress that would help ensure efficient pathways to cross-state licensure for licensed professionals, supporting patient access to care.
AONL and 166 other national and state-level organizations urged congressional leaders to pass the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act (S. 1874/H.R. 3593) before the end of the 119th Congress on Jan. 3, 2027.