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The American Hospital Association invites hospitals committed to leadership and innovation in improving quality and advancing health to apply for the 2024 AHA Quest for Quality Prize.
About eight in 10 nurses of color said they experienced racism and discrimination from patients, and six in 10 said they experienced it from colleagues, according to a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation survey.
Health systems show 80% of younger nurses request flexible scheduling, but only 11% of health system executives said their organizations offer such scheduling.
A new collaborative care model at UnityPoint Health that positions nurses and other clinicians to practice at the top of their license is increasing staff and patient satisfaction.
In a June 12 letter, the Nursing Community Coalition thanked members of Congress for introducing the National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2023 (H.R. 2411/S. 1150).
Sharon Pappas, PhD, RN, AONL’s 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, explains in a podcast how chief nurses are becoming full strategic and influential partners in their organizations.
AONL invites applicants to apply for its 2024 fellowships for nurses in managerial, director and executive roles.
Surgical teams should mark the patient’s site of surgery as close to the actual site of surgery as possible, according to the Joint Commission and the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality this week announced a competition to demonstrate how the use of its patient safety tools has resulted in safer health care.