Voice of Nursing Leadership

Academic and practice nurse executives are equally challenged with designing innovative, contemporary models of service delivery.
Academic-practice partnerships (APPs) have long been recognized as a powerful means of connecting higher education with the evolving needs of health care systems.
Yale New Haven Hospital’s End-of-Life (EOL) Committee has been instrumental in optimizing end-of-life care and increasing bereavement support for families while protecting and supporting staff well-being.
At first glance, it may seem obvious, even easy for a nursing dean and a health care chief nurse to work together toward a common goal: preparing and sustaining a competent nursing workforce.
Today’s unprecedented challenges in nursing and health care make academic-practice partnerships more vital than ever, requiring shared solutions that neither education nor practice can achieve alone.
As I begin my tenure as AONL president, I am deeply honored to represent the voice of nurse leaders. We step into this moment together at a time of both profound challenge but also extraordinary possibility.
Nurse managers across the country face the dual challenge of sustaining high-quality care while preserving personal well-being.
Strategic investment in executive and leader performance coaching is one way for health care organizations to meet objectives and garner long-term success.
The past six years have brought novel and concurrent headwinds challenging health systems and their viability.
Nurse executives often work behind the scenes to ensure the health and stability of their organizations. This article details one example of this work, when hospital executives managed the continuation of medical services in an emergency department (ED).