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An analysis of data on female nurses participating in the Nurses’ Health Study II found a significant association between occupational exposure to disinfectants and the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Among the 73,262 nurses studied, 16,786 (23%) reported weekly use…
With the support of nursing administrators, including paid planning time, nurses at Temple University Hospital combined forces to reduce the incidence of stage 3 and stage 4 pressure injuries to zero. Driven by compassion for their patients, team members employed five strategies to eliminate this…
AONL is among the 11 signatories on a letter to Secretary of Health & Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar applauding President Trump’s recent executive order on Protecting and Improving Medicare for Our Nation’s Seniors. The signing organizations, representing a consortium of advanced practiced…
Joy Parchment, PhD, RN, system director of the Magnet program at Orlando (Fla.) Health and Marie Jay Maningo-Salinas, PhD, RN, nurse administrator at the Mayo Clinic Arizona in Phoenix have been appointed to the AONL Board of Directors. When their two-year terms begin Jan.
Researchers in Vancouver, B.C., measured staff moral distress in 13 intensive care units (ICUs) and looked for correlations with five selected adverse events and medication errors occurring during a two-year period.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is hosting a webcast to introduce the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Hospital Survey 2.0. Webcast speakers will discuss what’s different in the latest survey and what to expect when transitioning to version 2.0. SOPS are a suite of…
President Trump’s Oct. 3 executive order (EO) Protecting and Improving Medicare for Our Nation’s Seniors could affect the practice of APRNs and physician assistants (PAs) in significant ways. The EO proposed the elimination of burdensome regulatory requirements related to conditions of…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated interim clinical guidance last week for evaluating and caring for patients with vaping-related lung injuries. This interim guidance offers clinicians a framework for their initial assessment, evaluation, management and follow-up…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a guide to help clinicians taper the use of opioids by patients who have been using the drugs over a long period of time.
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is calling on nursing informatics professionals to complete the HIMSS Nursing Informatics Workforce Survey by Nov. 11. The survey captures current professional status, salary and practice trends in order to identify changes occurring…