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4 Ways to Make Nurse Managers More Impactful

The nurse manager role remains one of the most challenging in hospitals. Now a new AONL report suggests that it may be time for executives to look more closely at how they can support these leaders to optimize their effectiveness.
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Costs of Caring

While recent data suggest that some hospital and health system finances have experienced modest stabilization from historic lows in 2022, the hospital field is still far from where it needs to be to meet the demand for care, invest in new and promising technologies and interventions, and stand ready for the next health care crisis.
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2023 Costs of Caring

Hospitals appreciate the support and resources that Congress have provided throughout the COVID-19 pandemic; however, additional support is needed to keep hospitals strong so they can continue to provide care to patients and communities.

Guiding Principles for the Chief Nurse Executive, Chief Information Officer and Industry Partners to Work Together to Leverage Technology to Enhance Clinical Outcomes

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These guiding principles outline how chief nurse executives, chief information officers and industry partners stakeholders can work together to achieve enhanced quality outcomes for the patients and families we all serve.

Guiding Principles for Collaborative Relationships Between Clinical Nurses and Nurse Managers

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Clinical nurses and nurse managers, like athletes or artists, work together with the shared goal of high quality patient care. The shared goal is clear to nurses, and most of them might say they would not be in nursing practice without that endpoint in mind.

Guiding Principles for Future Patient Care Delivery

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The care delivery system of the future will be characterized by vast complexity due to use of sophisticated technology, aging of the population with the associated growth in chronic health issues, as well as diversity of patient populations and practice settings.

Guiding Principles for the Newly Licensed Nurse's Transition into Practice

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Today's health care environment is complex and creates demands requiring the professional nurse to be an astute critical thinker, confident and competent when caring for patients and families in multiple health care settings. However, since organizations are faced with increasing demands on resource utilization and simultaneous cost reductions, adequate attention to ensuring a successful transition for the newly licensed nurse may be not be appropriately designed, managed, supported or evaluated.

AONL Mandated Nurse Staffing Legislation Toolkit

Legislation mandating nurse staffing ratios is growing across the country. In 1999 California was the first to pass such a law, which went into effect in 2004. 🔒 AONL Members Only🔒

Workforce Shortages and Violence Are Rising Concerns in State of Nursing Poll

Nearly four out of five nurses say they plan to remain in the field until retirement, according to the recently released State of U.S. Nursing Report 2024 from the health care career marketplace company Incredible Health. The fifth annual report, based on the firm’s review of its proprietary data of 1 million nurses and a survey of 3,300 RNs, also found that mental health among nurses is improving.

Guthrie Clinic Adds Virtual Care Hub to Address Nursing Shortage, Boost Patient Access and Safety

Leaders from Guthrie Clinic in Sayre, Pennsylvania, detail how the shift to a virtual, team-based approach to care extends the reach of bedside nurses, attracts new nurses, creates a culture of collaboration and improves patient monitoring and satisfaction.