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AONL Chief Executive Officer Robyn Begley, DNP, RN, spoke on the MissingLogic podcast about the pandemic’s impact on nursing leadership.
The AONL Foundation for Nursing Leadership Research and Education appointed four individuals and reappointed four members.
AONL appointed three members to serve two-year terms on its board of directors.
A January Health Affairs study found states that expanded Medicaid coverage to low-income adults in 2014 under the Affordable Care Act reduced postpartum hospitalizations for low-income people.
The Joint Commission announced it is elevating its health equity standard to a national patient safety goal, effective July 1.
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing released a document entitled “Vision for Sharing Data and Information Across Nursing Education, Practice and Regulation.”
Applications for the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program are open.
The nursing workforce is more highly educated and diverse compared to 15 years ago, positioning it well to address health inequities, said Peter Buerhaus, PhD, RN.
The Doctor of Nursing Practice degree has not become the norm, despite calls for it to be the standard entry-level degree for advanced practice registered nurses, rather than the Master of Science in Nursing.
Nursing researchers need supportive academic environments, particularly as large numbers of nurse faculty retire, an article says.