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A commission to examine and confront the issue of racism within nursing and its impact on nurses, patients, communities and health care systems held its inaugural meeting this week. AONL is a member of the commission, led by an ethnically diverse group of national organizations representing nursing…
To improve recruitment and retention, nurse managers may want to focus less on turnover and vacancy rates and adopt an appreciative perspective using retention and loyalty rates as measures of organizational stability, according to an article in HealthLeaders Media.
In a study of staff nurses at acute care Alabama hospitals, nurse burnout significantly predicted self-reported medication administration errors (MAEs).
The Joint Commission is seeking feedback on proposed requirements and revisions for workplace violence prevention in the Hospital and Critical Access Hospital Accreditation programs
Among the lessons learned during the pandemic, “Opening lines of communication top down and bottom up is vital, with administrators providing regular updates about cases, new protocols
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a more highly transmissible variant of SARS-CoV-2, B.1.1.7, has been detected in 12 U.S. states, putting the country at risk for a rise in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths.
An analysis of state and federal health data showed Black Americans receiving COVID-19 vaccinations at “dramatically lower” rates than their white counterparts
To increase their effectiveness as advocates, nurses can develop a 60-second elevator pitch, which succinctly
The COVID-19 pandemic left many hospital systems struggling to overcome imbalances in the national supply of nurses.
To address the social determinants of health, nurses need to first reflect, then take action to create transformative change and finally inspire others to join their efforts.