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Many of the 73 leaders who have participated in the Coldiron Senior Nurse Executive Leadership program have gone on to publish leadership articles in Nurse Leader, been named fellows in the American Academy of Nursing and progressed in leadership roles, according to a Nurse Leader article.
An article in the February issue of Nurse Leader lays out a crosswalk between AONL’s digital transformation guiding principles and AONL’s core competencies, showing how the guidelines are grounded in AONL’s foundational requirements for nurse leader practice.
Congressional Nursing Caucus leaders reintroduced an AONL-supported bill to remove the remaining barriers imposed by the Medicare and Medicaid programs preventing APRNs from practicing to the full extent of their education and training, corresponding with the level approved in the state where they…
AONL and the 63 other members of the Nursing Community Coalition urged Congressional leadership and the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to include at least $310.472 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development programs and at least $197.693 million for the National Institute of…
Hospitals should prioritize physical function ─ such as grip strength and gait speed ─ during patient stays to reduce readmission risks, according to a systemic review.
Americans said improving affordability and access to health care is a top priority, with survey participants across party lines saying the federal government should play a key role.
The U.S. maternal mortality rate decreased to 18.6 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023, down from 22.3 in 2022, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates the COVID-19 vaccine saved more than 5,000 U.S. lives and prevented 13,000 intensive care unit admissions and 68,000 hospitalizations from Oct. 1, 2023 to April 21, 2024.
The U.S. flu season is the most intense since at least 2009-2010, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the percentage of doctor office visits driven by flu-like symptoms.
In an American Hospital Association podcast, a pediatric psychiatrist at Oregon Health and Science University discusses how the Novel Interventions in Children’s Healthcare program transforms care for children with serious medical conditions.