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Content by and about the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL).
A 2015 benchmarking study found while minorities represent 32% of hospital patients, they “comprise only 14% of hospital board members, 11% of executive leadership positions, and 19% of first- and mid-level managers." Tamara Bland, EdD, RN, director of the RN-BSN program at Dominican University in…
“[I]t is challenging to keep a profession prepared and available for disasters that are increasing in frequency and intensity,” in the view of Elizabeth Schenk, PhD, RN, and AONL member Carol Bensen, MSN, RN. In the latest issue of Nursing Economic$, the two nurse leaders from Providence St.…
Health systems are regularly confronted by the consequences of violence and can play key roles in preventing the death and injury resulting from it, according to an article in the October Health Affairs. In 2017 alone, more than 2 million emergency department visits resulted from violence, and a…
Health systems are paying increased attention to social factors such as access to housing, food and transportation, which can have a profound influence on people’s health. Last week, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released a report examining the potential for…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule last week on discharge planning from acute care. The agency announced the rule aims to empower patients “to make informed decisions about their care” as well as to improve the quality of care transitions.
Critical care nurses may be less likely to experience moral distress when they feel patients’ palliative care needs are being met, according to research in the October issue of Critical Care Nurse. A survey of critical care nurses in seven intensive care units within an academic health center found…
Academic practice partnerships can have profound benefits for participants according to a recent article in the Journal of Nursing Administration. Lienhard School of Nursing at Pace University partnered with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and Westchester Medical Center in…
Speaking at a Sept. 26 press conference held by the House of Representatives Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, American Academy of Nursing President Karen Cox, PhD, RN, called for action to address what she called a public health crisis. Cox was invited to speak by Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill.,…
Nurses can build on the trusting relationship they have with patients to counter misinformation with factual evidence about the benefits of vaccines.
With the increasing focus on precision medicine, integrating genetic and genomic knowledge (collectively known as “omics” sciences) has become an essential competency in nursing care, research and education, according to nurse researchers writing in the American Journal of Nursing (AJN). “Advances…