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Content by and about the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL).
Reducing labor costs while improving patient outcomes and nurse satisfaction have long been a major focus of hospital nurse leaders. The term nurse scheduling problem (NSP) is used to help describe the complexities associated with nurse scheduling, and the task of solving the NSP has become…
The Joint Commission released a book containing 62 easy-to-use checklists designed to keep health care workers safe. The content ranges widely, from infectious agents and chemical and physical hazards to workplace violence and stress and workplace-related behavioral health concerns.
Nov. 25 at 6:00 p.m. ET is the deadline for submitting public comments on the list of measures under consideration for federal public reporting and payment programs. These include the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ program legislated by the…
Nurse executives gathered last week at CNO Exchange, an invitational forum where nurse leaders shared their approaches to workplace violence, retaining seasoned nurses and other issues of concern to the profession.
On Dec. 4, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience will host a meeting to elevate the findings, conclusions, and recommendations from its consensus report, and begin to translate the report recommendations into action.
A recent survey affirms the public’s trust in the nursing profession and extends that trust to the realm of improving the U.S. health care system. The survey of Americans’ values and beliefs about national health insurance reform was conducted by The New York Times, the Commonwealth Fund and the…
Two ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúmembers and the first RN elected to Congress were honored by the American Academy of Nursing this fall for their outstanding contributions to improving health and health care.
In response to physical assaults against emergency department (ED) clinicians, two organizations have launched a campaign to help prevent attacks against ED personnel. The American College of Emergency Physicians and the Emergency Nurses Association report 70% of ED nurses and almost half of ED…
ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúwelcomes international candidates for the Certified Nurse Manager and Leader (CNML) and Certified in Executive Nursing Practice (CENP) certification examinations. Through the new ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúInternational Credentials Evaluation Service, offered in collaboration with CGFNS International, Inc., foreign…
Robyn Begley, DNP, RN, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúchief nursing officer and senior vice president of ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú (AHA), spoke this week about the ways health care organizations are incorporating the social determinants of health in care delivery. Her presentation highlighted examples of nurses…