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AONL and 48 other members of the Nursing Community Coalition signed a letter to Reps. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., and Jen Kiggans, R-Va., thanking them for introducing the Ensuring Veterans Timely Access to Anesthesia Care Act (H.R. 2234).
Mary Beth Kingston, PhD, RN, will receive the American Hospital Association鈥檚 2025 Award of Honor May 5 during the organization鈥檚 annual membership meeting in Washington, D.C.
A collaboration between the Phoenix Fire Department and Phoenix-based St. Joseph鈥檚 Hospital and Medical Center, Valleywise Health and Banner University Medical Center began in the summer of 2024 to reduce heat-related deaths among vulnerable populations.
Nursing leaders who are interested in joining AONL Board of Directors can access a webinar describing the board nominations process.
The most powerful drivers of early-tenure nurse retention are early connection, consistent engagement and manageable teams, according to an AONL and Laudio study spanning over 5,000 nurse managers overseeing 75,000 nurses in more than 100 hospitals.
AONL invites nursing leaders to attend its professional governance leadership conference Aug. 10-12 in San Antonio.
Proactive quality improvement strategies to enhance endoscope processing are necessary to ensure patient safety, according to a review published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
The administration has cut staff from government departments that collect and analyze data.
A majority of the COVID-19 vaccine work group members at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention support ending the agency鈥檚 recommendation for nearly all Americans to get vaccinated each year against the virus.
Twelve House Republicans expressed their opposition to potential Medicaid cuts. In an April 14 letter to House leadership, they said they support 鈥渢argeted reforms鈥 to improve the program but would 鈥渘ot support a final reconciliation bill that includes any reduction in Medicaid coverage for鈥