COVID-19: Protecting Health Care Workers

Writing in the February Nursing Management, AONL member Caryl Goodyear, PhD, RN, gave nurse leaders clear strategies for coping with the stressors “rearing their ugly heads during the pandemic.”
The latest Sentinel Event Alert from the Joint Commission summarizes more than 2,000 comments from health care workers,
The ECRI Institute’s annual Top 10 list of health technology hazards leads off with the complexity of managing medical devices that received emergency use authorization (EUA) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In recent interviews, nurse leaders said collaboration among team members is more important than ever with COVID-19 elevating the risk of burnout.
The COVID-19 pandemic’s continued strain on hospitals has caused high levels of exhaustion and anxiety among health care leaders and staff.
Findings of a survey by commissioned by AONL, the American Nurses Association and Johnson & Johnson reveal the COVID-19 pandemic
In a Jan. 7 letter, the American Hospital Association (AHA) urged the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take steps to speed COVID-19 vaccinations. “In the first few weeks of administering vaccines, hospitals have seen a number of barriers to smooth and effective vaccinations
To elicit more public gratitude for nurses, The DAISY Foundation kicked off a billboard campaign in New York City’s Time Square this month.
To support the “Thank a Nurse, Wear a Mask” campaign to promote safe behaviors that reduce the spread of COVID-19