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Making initial investments in nursing results in improved performance for health systems, according to a paper by Olga Yakusheva, PhD, and colleagues which the International Journal of Nursing Studies will publish in its December issue.
Investing in nurse managers’ competency can help to create supportive work environments and influence front-line nurses’ intent to stay, a study found.
AONL member Melanie Heuston, DNP, RN, says nurse leaders should use social media to combat the negative online portrayal of nurses and create positive work environments to retain younger nurses.
AONL and 56 other organizations comprising the Nursing Community Coalition urged the House of Representatives to pass the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act (H.R. 618).
The AONL Foundation for Nursing Leadership Research and Education featured its studies offering insights on resilience, recognition and CNE turnover in the October issue of the Journal of Nursing Administration.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee yesterday advanced legislation on expiring telehealth and hospital-at-home flexibilities. AONL and the AHA supported the passage of the Telehealth Modernization Act, which extended telehealth flexibilities for two years that are set to expire Dec.
An academic medical center used an evidence-based tool to reduce its fall count and fall rate by 23%, and its fall with injury count and rate by 40%, resulting in savings of $982,700.
An educational campaign targeting patients and health providers on factors contributing to pregnancy-related deaths aims to cut maternal mortality in California in half by 2026.
Hospital closures and obstetric service reductions have resulted in more than 5.5 million women living in counties with no or limited access to maternity care services, a March of Dimes report found.
An American Hospital Association podcast features the 2024 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award winners.