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Content by and about the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL).
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) announced this week it has surpassed 1 million enrollees in its Nursys eNotify database. Nursys collects data about licensed nurses from state nursing regulatory bodies and makes the information available to participating Nursys eNotify…
Using a five-point “Worry Factor” scale, researchers at the Mayo Clinic studied nurses’ levels of concern for patient deterioration during 3,551 hospitalizations. They found nurse concern to be a more accurate predictor of deterioration than most published early warning scores. Notably, the…
Supporting frontline nurses to ask questions and engage in bedside research benefits nurses, patients and organizations. That’s why AONL members Kerri Scanlon, MSN, RSN, deputy chief nurse executive at Northwell Health and chief nurse executive at North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, N.Y.,…
The World Health Organization (WHO) observed the first World Patient Safety Day Sept. 17 as part of a campaign to make patient safety a global health priority. WHO is encouraging patients, health professionals, policymakers and industry leaders to “Speak up for patient safety!” Focused safety…
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) will be conducting a 2020 RN Practice Analysis Study for the development of the 2022 NCLEX-RN Test Plan.
The National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, will fund pragmatic trials to test dementia care interventions in real-world settings. Brown University in Providence, R.I., will partner with Massachusetts-based Hebrew Senior Life to manage the trials, which are expected…
TAKEheart, a free, 12-month long cardiac rehabilitation initiative, will be holding an informational webinar on Oct. 8 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. CT. Designed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, TAKEheart will help hospitals improve health outcomes by automating referral processes and…
The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare is asking health care systems to join an early adopter cohort that will begin using the Center’s Targeted Solutions Tool this October to combat sepsis. The tool reflects lessons learned from earlier center initiatives that produced 20% to 50%…
Frank Pallone, Jr., D-N.J., chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, noted that several new bills will address health care disparities and health coverage in maternal health. A Sept.
While health care systems have focused their efforts on identifying and responding to victims of human trafficking, few hospitals have instituted models for long-term, integrated care of these same individuals to help them move from victimization to survivorship. The Medical Safe Haven clinic…