AONL
Content by and about the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL).
In an American Hospital Association podcast, leaders at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore explain how its Blue Dot Human Trafficking Initiative flags potential victims of human trafficking for its team of 30 forensic nurses who serve greater Baltimore.
Hand hygiene compliance improved by 15% across all rooms and 17% in patient rooms when health workers received automated individualized feedback, according to a study.
The American Medical Association is awarding $100,000 in grants to five universities to improve standardized blood pressure instruction.
Emergency room triage nurses correctly selected the cognitively unbiased triage response only 51% of the time in a scenario describing a patient at the highest severity index level, according to a study.
The University of Connecticut in Mansfield is launching a Nursing and Engineering Innovation Center to combine nurses’ problem-solving, innovative nature with engineers’ technological expertise.
Nurse leaders who exhibit a growth mindset, emotional intelligence and innovation create workplaces where nurses want to stay, according to AONL member Sara Groff, MSN, RN, senior nursing director for oncology and surgical services at MedStar Health in Columbia, Md.
A residency program at the Cleveland Clinic for entry-level nurse leaders offered support and professional development for new assistant nurse managers to be successful, a study found.
A summary of the third section of AONL’s Workforce Compendium is featured in the October issue of Nurse Leader.
High-fidelity simulation can prepare new nurses to identify when a patient experiences deterioration and give them the knowledge and confidence to act, according to an article in the October issue of Nurse Leader.
The Department of Health and Human Services announced this week it is awarding more than $103 million to support and expand access to maternal health and forming a task force to address maternal mental health conditions and co-occurring substance use disorders.