Articles
Nurses, Nurse Leadership, AONL, Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
Year of the Nurse Takes on New Meaning
When the World Health Assembly designated 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, they had no idea a pandemic would envelop the world the same year. The convergence of these events is a poignant reminder of nurses’ vital role in caring for patients, comforting families and protecting the health of the community.
Nurses, Nurse Leadership, AONL
Challenge encourages nurse leadership and development training
AHA’s American Organization for Nursing Leadership supports the 2020 Nightingale Challenge to recruit health care organizations to commit to providing leadership and development training for their nurses aged 35 and younger, writes Robyn Begley, AHA senior vice president and chief nursing officer and CEO of AONL.
Maternal Health, Population/Community Health
Improving health for mothers and babies
Robyn Begley, AHA senior vice president and chief nursing officer and CEO of its American Organization for Nursing Leadership, spotlights hospital and health system efforts to improve outcomes for mothers and babies and previews AHA’s Executive Forum on accelerating the momentum.
Nurse Leadership, Recognition and Awards, Reducing Healthcare Disparities
Diverse and inclusive hiring is central to health equity
In this AHA Stat blog, Robyn Begley, AHA senior vice president and CEO of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership, discusses how hiring and empowering nurses who reflect the communities they serve can improve quality and the patient experience.
Nurses, Nurse Leadership, Workforce, Advocacy & Public Policy
AONL CEO on how to help combat the nursing shortage
Robyn Begley, AHA senior vice president and chief nursing officer and CEO of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership, encourages hospital leaders to share with legislators how the nursing shortage affects their organization.
Maternal Health
Hospitals, health systems working to improve maternal health
In an op-ed for Fierce Healthcare, Robyn Begley, AHA chief nursing officer and CEO for its American Organization for Nursing Leadership, discusses how hospitals and health systems are redoubling our efforts to make sure women have safe pregnancies and positive health outcomes. For more on the AHA’s Better Health for Mothers and Babies initiative, visit https://www.aha.org/better-health-for-mothers-and-babies.
Nurse Leadership, Nurses
Thank you to our nation’s nurses: Always there, ready to care
During National Nurses Week, Robyn Begley, AHA Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer and CEO of AHA’s American Organization of Nurse Executives, talks about how from the bedside to the C-suite to the boardroom, nurses are critical partners in leading the transformation of health care across the care continuum.