AONL
Content by and about the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL).
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, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúand ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú (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.
Careful prescribing of antibiotic use at hospital discharge could slow the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance, a study found.
St. Louis Children’s Hospital’s Raising St. Louis program provides multidisciplinary home visitation teams comprised of nurses, social workers and community health workers for mothers during the prenatal period and until their child reaches age 5.
Infectious disease experts say removing data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website ─ as well as other federal health websites ─ is putting patient care and public health at risk.