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Content by and about the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL).

The American Hospital Association this week launched its annual United Against the Flu campaign to aid hospital and health systems in urging their communities to receive vaccinations for the flu season.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week recommended pregnant individuals receive one dose of the respiratory syncytial virus vaccine between 32 and 36 weeks of pregnancy to protect their newborn from severe RSV.
Forty-seven percent of adults say they will receive the new COVID-19 vaccine, according to Kaiser Family Foundation poll released this week.
Clinicians in a study described the strengths and barriers of the Intensive Care Unit-PAUSE handoff tool intended to reduce diagnostic errors for patients moving from the ICU to a hospital floor.
Nearly half of infection preventionists surveyed reported feeling burnt out, but those with strong leadership support reported lower burnout rates, according to a study.
An article published in the October issue of the American Journal of Nursing encourages nurses to be involved in developing and implementing artificial intelligence tools.
Incorporating the competencies of a nurse-led care model into a nurse practitioner curriculum has improved care transitions for older adults, according to a study.
AONL and 46 other members of the Nursing Community Coalition sent a statement to the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health in response to the subcommittee’s hearing, “VA’s Federal Supremacy Initiative: Putting Veterans First?”
An article authored by AONL Foundation for Nursing Leadership Research and Education Director Dani Ward, MBA, reports on the conditions under which hospital-at-home care and virtual nursing programs are likely to succeed.
In a Journal of Nursing Administration guest editorial, AONL CEO Robyn Begley, DNP, RN, describes how AONL workforce initiatives seek to bolster nursing staffs and improve patient care.