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Further research will help to determine if a violence assessment tool to mitigate workplace violence positively affects nurse empowerment and satisfaction and reduces turnover and burnout, a pilot study concluded.
AONL and the Nursing Community Coalition’s other 63 members signed a letter thanking the House and Senate Nursing Caucus leadership and 27 bipartisan House and Senate members for introducing a resolution (S. Res. 676/H. Res. 1208) supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week.
AONL affirmed its commitment to working with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing in a jointly issued statement this week.
Modern Healthcare has named four AONL leaders to its 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives class of 2024.
Advocate Health CNO Mary Beth Kingston, PhD, RN, says CNOs should listen to front-line nurses’ ideas for addressing workplace violence.
More than 230 nurse leaders from 37 states attended the AONL Advocacy Academy and its Advocacy Day June 2-4 in Washington, D.C.
Cardiovascular disease will affect about 61% of Americans by 2050, according to an American Heart Association report published this week in Circulation.
Approximately 144,000 lives could be saved over 10 years by improving colorectal cancer screening and blood pressure control, according to a study from the National Quality Forum.
The Joint Commission this week launched a campaign designed to educate and empower patients to be actively involved in their own medication safety.
An American Hospital Association podcast features a program at Rush University Medical Center to offer support to caregivers. Diane Mariani, LCSW, program manager at the Chicago-based hospital, discusses the Caring for Caregivers program.