AONL

Content by and about the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL).

U.S. newborn hepatitis B vaccination rates fell more than 10 percentage points between 2023 and 2025 from 83.5% to 73.2%, an analysis found.
First trimester prenatal care declined from 2021 to 2024, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report found.
The American Hospital Association will host a webinar on empowering interprofessional maternal care teams on March 5 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. ET.
The American Hospital Association responded to the Health and Human Services Department request for information on the adoption and use of artificial intelligence in clinical care.
Nursing advocacy and updated evidence-based practices resulted in significant reductions in infection rates among patients receiving colon and abdominal surgeries, according to a quality improvement project presented at the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses.
To improve maternal and infant health outcomes, New Orleans started a program enabling any resident to receive up to three free home nurse visits after giving birth in a New Orleans hospital.
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions developed a hybrid nurse practitioner program for working nurses.
AONL will host a webinar on how Yale New Haven Health is using virtual nursing to transform nursing care on March 4 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. ET.
AONL urged the Department of Education to include post-baccalaureate nursing degree programs ─ MSN, DNP and PhD in Nursing ─ within its definition of “professional degree” programs.
In September 2024, Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic, deadly flooding across the Southern Appalachian Mountains, particularly in North Carolina and South Carolina, rather than solely impacting Florida where it made landfall.