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The University of Chicago Medical Center eliminated a health equity gap in blood pressure management between Black and non-Black patients through remote patient monitoring and pharmacy-assisted blood pressure management.
Hiring DNP-prepared nurse practitioners should bring a return on investment value for organizations, according to a study published in the October issue of the Journal of Nursing Administration.
A clinical nurse specialist-led quality improvement project at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital in Oklahoma City significantly reduced central line-associated bloodstream infections in a neonatal intensive care unit.
Hospitals with more infection prevention staffers were strongly associated with fewer health care-associated infections, a study in the American Journal of Infection Control found.
Eleven bipartisan senators urged President Biden to extend flexibilities on telemedicine services enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
An American Hospital Association podcast explores how Indiana University Health in Indianapolis is sending community health workers to Black barbershops to provide valuable health care and public education.
The AONL Foundation for Nursing Leadership Research and Education will award a grant of $15,000 for a research project demonstrating the value of the nurse manager.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory on the supply disruption of peritoneal dialysis and intravenous solutions due to the Baxter plant closure in North Carolina following Hurricane Helene.
AONL appointed three board members to serve two-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2025: Karen Drenkard, PhD, RN; Nicole Gruebling, DNP, RN; and Marie Prothero, PhD, RN.
The Food and Drug Administration this week permitted marketing of the first home test for influenza and COVID-19.