AONL
Content by and about the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL).
The House of Representatives voted 217-215 to adopt its budget proposal calling for $2 trillion in spending cuts, some of which could affect Medicaid and other key health programs. The bill allows up to $4.5 trillion in spending for tax cuts and would raise the debt ceiling by $4 trillion.
The 2025 Nursing Innovations Fund will provide up to $20,000 each for selected projects offering innovative and replicable solutions to strengthen the nursing workforce by creating and sustaining healthy workforce environments and improving nurse recruitment and retention rates.
The AONL Foundation for Nursing Leadership Research and Education is thankful for the many individuals and organizations who, through their financial support, assist us in fulfilling our mission to provide resources that create opportunities to bridge science and practice to shape the future of…
Factors such as the ongoing retirement of baby boomers, coupled with the post-COVID exodus of our most experienced nurses and the increasing complexities facing acute-care facilities have resulted in multifactorial operational challenges for nursing.
As we approach AONL’s annual conference, it’s inspiring to take stock of our progress in tackling decades-long challenges in the nursing workforce.
In February 2024, AONL and the American Hospital Association (AHA) launched a dynamic learning community focused on workforce solutions. New care models are explored during our sessions, incorporating technological advancements and people-centric strategies.
As health care evolves, health care systems must identify ways to support front-line nurse managers. At Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, one impactful step has been moving nurse managers to a four-day workweek.
Nursing engagement has a known association with nurse retention (Wei et al., 2023). A recent report estimated the national average cost for replacing a clinical nurse to be $56,300 (NSI, 2024), but some organizations estimate this cost to be much higher. Some health care systems are using a nurse…
Health facilities should evaluate touch-free automatic foam alcohol-based hand rub outputs and consider consistent dosing for effective hand hygiene, a study concluded.
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology issued curriculum guidelines to assist undergraduate, certificate and graduate programs in aligning their inflection prevention and control curriculum.