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Most hospital-acquired infections decreased at U.S. acute care hospitals from 2023 to 2024, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report, marking a continued decline from the highs recorded during the pandemic.
A professional advancement model for advanced practice providers has increased engagement and recognition and boosted morale at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, according to an article published in the February issue of the Journal of Nursing Administration.
CNOs should prepare their nursing staffs for possible interactions with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, says the American Civil Liberties Union.
Nurses’ clinical intervention, often supported by technologies such as barcode medication scanners, prevented patient harm in intensive care units at Cedars-Sinai, according to a study published in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.
Front-line nurses typically spend 35% of their shift on digital documentation ─ exceeding the amount of time they spend on patient care, contributing to compassion fatigue and burnout. Nurses who provide care via telehealth are particularly susceptible to digital compassion fatigue because it is…
The AONL Foundation for Nursing Leadership Research and Education named four at-large directors to its board.
AONL CEO and American Hospital Association CNE Claire Zangerle, DNP, RN, was appointed as one of three new members of the AtlantiCare Board of Trustees.
AONL and other members of the Tri-Council for Nursing are urging nurses to submit comments on the Department of Education’s proposed rule requesting the inclusion of post-baccalaureate nursing degrees specifically in the list of professional degrees.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking seeking comments on potential future policies to promote hospital procurement of domestically produced personal protective equipment and essential medicines.
In an effort to streamline safety event reporting and reduce confusion and burden, the Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum will align their respective Sentinel Events List and Serious Reportable Events List.