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Pandemic widens nursing skills gap
As seasoned nurses retire from the field or leave the front lines of care, health systems filling vacant positions with early-career nurses are encountering a skills gap.
AACN launches ‘Hear Us Out’ to mobilize nurse voices against COVID-19
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has launched Hear Us Out, a nationwide effort to report nurses’ reality from the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic
AHA shares workforce policy priorities with Senate HELP Committee
Last week, the American Hospital Association (AHA) urged the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) to prioritize actions and programs that will support the nation’s health care workforce in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Maternal health, workforce resiliency bills clear committee
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions passed three bills to improve maternal health and support front-line health care workers.
Study identifies factors linked to well-being in nurses during pandemic
A summer 2020 survey of 2,459 nurses and other non-physician clinicians at a large health system identified several work-environment factors that significantly
Hospital associations release joint statement on COVID-19 vaccination
The American Hospital Association (AHA), three other hospital associations and the Association of American Medical Colleges released a joint statement July 27, urging all health
AONL COVID-19 Longitudinal Study Finds Top Challenges for Nurse Leaders
Since the initial survey, evidence has emerged indicating access to personal protective equipment (PPE) has improved while the challenge of mental health and staffing have worsened. As stated by one nurse leader: “We have seen nurses leaving the profession due to moral distress, burnout and fatigue. I believe if we can address the root cause of this problem, we will retain more nurses and begin to stabilize the numbers in the workforce.”
Wearable device employed against violence in health care settings
To combat violence and ease the mental burden of front-line staff, Bassett Healthcare Network, based in Cooperstown, N.Y., began deploying a wearable
Forever Grateful
This time has been hard for many, but it has been especially challenging for doctors, nurses and health care workers. Through it all, they have cared for their communities with compassion and skill. We invite you to thank the women and men at your local hospital or health system for all they do to keep us healthy and safe.
CDC: COVID-19, flu vaccination rates for health care workers low last season
Fewer than one in four health care professionals working in acute care hospitals and nursing homes were up to date with COVID-19 vaccination during the 2022-23 flu season, defined as receiving a bivalent booster dose or completing a primary series in the previous two months, and fewer than half of nursing home workers had received a flu vaccine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Nov. 9.