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Content by and about the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL).
A four-step process for handling ethical challenges is outlined in a recent article in American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) journal Advanced Critical Care The steps are recognize, release, reconsider and restart.
A significant association exists between perceived role clarity and increased perceptions of excellent teamwork and disaster preparedness, write researchers in this month’s Nursing Outlook.
AONL joined with other organizations concerned about the health and well-being of mothers, infants and families to urge Congress to invest in national surveillance of COVID-19’s impact on maternal and infant health.
To ease the burden on respiratory therapists and others caring for ventilated patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health instituted a surveillance system for its ventilators.
In a May 13 letter to the White House, AONL and other members of the Tri-Council for Nursing wrote to express support for Veterans Administration (VA) efforts to encourage facilities to grant full practice authority to certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mental health experts fear the stress of treating COVID-19 patients will have lasting psychological consequences for health care workers, a group already vulnerable to depression and suicide.