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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently urged nursing home residents to become vaccinated, following the release of research showing only 33% of residents were up to date with their COVID-19 vaccination.
Positive psychology exercises can improve health care workers’ mental health, according to Bryan Sexton, PhD, director of the Duke Center for the Advancement of Well-being Science.
Occupational safety officials are urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention not to take its committee’s advice on infection control guidelines in health care settings, warning front-line workers may be at risk.
Part-time certified nursing assistants who were scheduled for more hours and more consistently with the same co-workers were less likely to quit working at their long-term care facilities, a study found.
Health care organizations should invest in building the capacity of nurse leaders to implement evidence-based practice, according to a study in the January Journal of Nursing Administration.
CNOs should use their influence to implement strategies to encourage more people to become nurses, says AONL member Lisa Dolan, MSN, RN
Deploying technology judiciously and enabling front-line nurses to choose when and how to use it can help to reduce workplace violence.
The Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association, Burlington, has combatted workplace violence by creating the Healthcare Safety & Violence Prevention Workgroup.
AONL’s Workforce Committee released the first in a series of resources, this one examining the nurse manager’s role in high-turnover environments.
AONL and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing will co-host a free webinar on cultivating a strong professional identity in nursing on Jan. 30 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET.