A survey of nearly 2,500 nurses employed at four New York University Langone Health System hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic linked higher levels of depression and anxiety to several factors
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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According to an update from the CDC this week, the risk of becoming infected with SARS-CoV-2 through contact with contaminated surfaces or objects, also known as fomite transmission, is considered to be low.
Meaningful reform of nursing homes rests on the presence of adequately prepared and compensated RNs, according to a recent article in Nursing Outlook.
Dr. Hochman was joined in March by Alvin Hoover, CEO of King’s Daughters Medical Center in Brookhaven, Miss., who is serving on the front lines of rural health care.
This white paper will also provide an overview of a recent AMN Healthcare survey that looked at the welfare of our frontline caregivers.
Throughout the COVID-19 hospitals and health systems have been forging new partnerships with stakeholders to ensure ongoing care for their patients, health care workers and communities.
UCLA Health is rolling out its COVID-19 vaccination program looking at clinical risk and using a social vulnerability model and, at the same time, reassuring people about the safety and effectiveness of the vaccines.
A roundup of new resources for increasing the public’s confidence in COVID-19 vaccines.
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the health care workforce, significantly increasing accommodation requests from employees.
The latest episode of the Joint Commission podcast, Take 5 with The Joint Commission, focuses on safe and reliable options for COVID-19 vaccinations.
To achieve community-wide immunity from COVID-19, 80% of the general population must get vaccinated, but some adult African Americans have no plans to do so.
Researchers from Henry Ford Health System in Detroit examined the system’s universal masking policy implemented at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and found it strongly associated with a reduced risk of health care workers acquiring COVID-19.
The April issue of the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) focused on a variety of topics related to personal protective equipment (PPE).
As cases of COVID-19 surged in the spring of 2020, nursing leaders at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, recognized the need to prepare for shortages of staff, space and supplies, according to an article in the March issue of Nursing Management.
Kathy Boyle, PhD, RN, chief nursing officer at Denver Health and AONL member, spearheaded the creation of a nurse leader collaborative to share experiences and support her peers who work in Colorado health care systems.
As the tumultuous events of 2020 came to a close,10 nurse leaders spoke with the American Journal of Nursing about how their thoughts and expectations for the future of nursing had shifted during the past year.
BREAKING NEWS related to vaccine effectiveness in children and the novel coronavirus pandemic that we wanted to share.
AHA shares initial recommendations for priorities to include in infrastructure legislative package.
AHA releases an infographic with storage requirements for the three FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccines.
America’s hospitals and health systems thank the U.S. Senate for working in a bipartisan manner today to extend relief from pending Medicare cuts to doctors and hospitals that would have gone into effect in just a few days.