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A recent survey affirms the public’s trust in the nursing profession and extends that trust to the realm of improving the U.S. health care system. The survey of Americans’ values and beliefs about national health insurance reform was conducted by The New York Times, the Commonwealth Fund and the…
Two AONL members and the first RN elected to Congress were honored by the American Academy of Nursing this fall for their outstanding contributions to improving health and health care.
In response to physical assaults against emergency department (ED) clinicians, two organizations have launched a campaign to help prevent attacks against ED personnel. The American College of Emergency Physicians and the Emergency Nurses Association report 70% of ED nurses and almost half of ED…
AONL welcomes international candidates for the Certified Nurse Manager and Leader (CNML) and Certified in Executive Nursing Practice (CENP) certification examinations. Through the new AONL International Credentials Evaluation Service, offered in collaboration with CGFNS International, Inc., foreign…
Robyn Begley, DNP, RN, AONL chief nursing officer and senior vice president of the American Hospital Association (AHA), spoke this week about the ways health care organizations are incorporating the social determinants of health in care delivery. Her presentation highlighted examples of nurses…
A survey of IT leaders by KLAS Research and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) found artificial intelligence (AI) is assisting health care organizations in clinical areas such a
More than 35,000 U.S. deaths each year result from antibiotic-resistant infections and thousands more die from Clostridioides difficile, according to the latest report on antibiotic resistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
This week, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released its latest antibiotic stewardship resource: Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Acute Care Hospitals. This resource guides users through AHRQ’s signature "Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making," a step-by-step approach…
An infographic in poster form, an animated video and a distribution guide for health care organizations are now available
Concern is growing that 60 days of postpartum care in not enough to diagnose and treat some of the conditions contributing to poor maternal outcomes in the United States. Women who become Medicaid-eligible during their pregnancies automatically lose their coverage 60 days after giving birth,…