Two years ago when I began my term as AONL President, in my first column for the Voice of Nursing Leadership
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources and Special Communications
Below are links to AHA resources developed in response to novel coronavirus (COVID-19). For all coronavirus resources and news updates, visit our COVID-19 page.
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Getting both viruses at once may lead to long-term damage or death.
CHOP’s online flu season resource center offers preventive measures, a look back at the history of the flu vaccine, “Just the Vax” trivia game and a fast facts on-the-go app .
The challenges presented by COVID-19 are by no means over as members contend with variants and vaccine hesitancy. Still, there are learnings that can inform and improve how members continue to cope with this ongoing public health crisis.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released an
Experts break down what to expect, misconceptions and protective measures to take.
Resilience, commonly defined as "the ability to quickly recover from challenges," has been a key theme of 2020 and will be vital moving forward.
Nursing students who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19 may be unable to fulfill the clinical requirements they need to graduate.
One way to help nurses resist burnout and refuel emotionally is through expressions of gratitude by their patients, families and co-workers, wrote the founders of the DAISY Award
As COVID-19 taught us, you can’t keep doing the same thing and expecting different results. Recent research from AONL put a spotlight on the challenges nurse managers have long faced but were exacerbated by the pandemic.
AHA Board Chair Rod Hochman, M.D., is joined by Fritz Francois, M.D., chief medical officer at New York University Langone Health.
We applaud the recent actions of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) allowing access to a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster dose for nurses, physicians and others working in health care settings. We support every effort to protect the health and safety of those who are at higher risk for infection due to potential occupational exposure.
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced the portal is now open for providers to
The prospect of flu cases this season swamping the United States as well as COVID-19 is grim; co-infection with both respiratory viruses could be deadly.
As COVID-19 and its emerging variants continue to spread and the cold and flu season begins, hospitals and health systems are preparing early this year.
During 2020, the United States was in lockdown and taking precautions against COVID-19 during much of the flu season.
Environmental Services (EVS) leaders and staff plays an essential role in providing a clean and safe environment for all through infection prevention and control practices.
The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
Administrator
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
7500 Security Blvd
Baltimore, MD 21244
AHA response to comments on certain product exclusions related to COVID-19.
The FDA and CDC’s recent booster shot policy decisions are important steps toward ending COVID-19. The FDA and CDC’s review further confirms the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines, and underscores why hospitals and health systems have worked so hard to vaccinate their staff and communities.