Organization of Nurse Leaders

07/31/2025

Get recognized for your exemplary leadership! Applications are now open for the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) Fellow Designation (FAONL) - Deadline: September 5, 2025 | 4:00 p.m. ET

ONL – New England is here to support you in your FAONL application journey! Whether you're just starting to explore this opportunity or ready to apply this cycle, we can connect you with a fellow ONL member who has experience with the application process and can offer guidance and mentorship. Please get in touch if you'd like to take advantage of this membership benefit.

Learn more and apply here: https://www.aonl.org/fellow-designation

Learn about the AONL Fellow Designation, a prestigious recognition for distinguished AONL nurse leaders, including application requirements,…

07/30/2025

Please join us in welcoming our 2025-2026 ONL Board of Directors! We are grateful to each of these exemplary nurse leaders for their willingness to serve our organization in this capacity.

We also sincerely thank our outgoing Board members for their service and contributions!

07/29/2025

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀! Submit an abstract to share your work and knowledge with fellow nurse leaders at 𝗢𝗡𝗟’𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴!
📆 Friday, December 12 | 8:30 AM – 2:45 PM
📍 Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center (In-Person)

We are accepting abstract submissions in the following categories:
📌 Evidence-Based Practice Projects
📌 Innovation Projects
📌 Integrative Review
📌 Quality/Performance Improvement Projects
📌 Research

Submissions will be accepted for consideration through Friday, September 19.

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱, 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝘁 www.oonl.org/winter-quarterly-meeting

07/28/2025

You may have noticed things looking a little different around here...

We’re proud to announce that 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 – 𝗠𝗔, 𝗥𝗜, 𝗡𝗛, 𝗖𝗧, 𝗩𝗧 is now officially 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 – 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱. 🌟

This new brand honors our shared purpose and unites us with a common identity that highlights our collective impact. 𝗢𝗡𝗟 - 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲.

As part of this evolution, we’ve also updated our mission and vision to better reflect who we are and where we’re headed:

📣 Our Mission
𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄

🌱 Our Vision
𝗔 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀—𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵

We remain ONL—committed to leading, learning, and making a difference, together. Thank you for being part of this journey!

05/07/2025

Happy Nurses Week! This week, we're celebrating you—your leadership, your resilience, and the compassion you bring to every aspect of your work. Thank you for the extraordinary impact you make every day. Your dedication strengthens your teams, supports your patients and communities, and inspires all of us at ONL. On behalf of the ONL Board and team, we are deeply grateful for everything you do. Wishing you and your teams a joyful and well-deserved Nurses Week!

03/13/2025

𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗡𝗟'𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗲𝘁? If not, now is the time! We are thrilled to announce this year's amazing speakers and sessions:

• Holly Wei, PhD, RN, CPN, NEA-BC, FAAN will deliver a keynote presentation on the topic of "Bridging Care and Technology: Nurse Leaders' Role in Advancing AI in Health Care"

• Olga Yakusheva, PhD, MSE, FAAN(hon) will share her research and insights on "Reimagining Nursing Value and Payment: A Human Capital Approach"

• Nancy Gaden, DNP, RN NEA-BC, FAAN and Kate Walsh will engage in a dynamic session with time for audience questions; "Guided by Mission: A Leadership Dialogue"

• Lisa Summers, DrPH, MSN, BSN, RN will share her expertise on how nurse leaders can amplify their voice in her session, "Nursing is Political: How Nurse Leaders Can and Should Engage"

Don't miss the chance to learn from these incredible leaders, renew your leadership practice, connect with friends and colleagues, and refill your cup! ONL members and not-yet-members are encouraged to attend.

Register today to save your spot: https://www.oonl.org/annual-meeting

03/12/2025

ONL is pleased to share this opportunity from our friends and colleagues at the Boston College Connell School of Nursing: The spring Pinnacle Lecture, taking place March 25th, will be on the topic of “AI and Health Informatics: How Nurses Are Shaping the Future of Patient Care,” featuring nurse scientist Patricia D***s. D***s is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and the research program director in the Center for Patient Safety Research and Practice at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

The session is free to attend and open to all. Pre-registration is required.

Learn more and register at bc.edu/pinnacle.

03/12/2025

Difficult conversations are part of every leadership role, and feeling confident in challenging conversations takes practice. If this resonates, don't miss 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 on April 15th!

In this interactive virtual program, Dr. Crystal Lawson DNP, RN, CENP will offer practical tools to empower nurse leaders to succeed in executing difficult conversations, reduce anxiety about giving feedback, and gain confidence in managing performance while also demonstrating respect.

Learn more and register to participate:https://www.oonl.org/assets/docs/meetings/DifficultConversations/2025April/ONL-Succeeding-in-Difficult-Conversations-April-2025.pdf

03/11/2025

📣📣📣𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠: 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, March 26th, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM ET via Zoom!

Experienced leaders will tell you that getting results is not just about what you do, but how you go about doing it. Led by Dr. Dan Weberg, PhD, MHI, RN, FAAN, this interactive workshop will help nurse leaders enhance their executive presence and professional influence. Whether taking on a new role, working across departments, leading change, or building engagement, this session will prepare nurse leaders for higher-level leadership success in an increasingly complex, networked environment.

This program is designed for nurse managers and directors with at least one full year of experience in a formal leadership role. Both ONL members and not-yet-members are welcome to enroll!

More info and registration here:https://onl.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/ExecutivePresenceandInfluence/2025March/ONL-Elevating-Your-Executive-Presence-and-Influence-March-2025.pdf

01/16/2025

Nurse leaders in New Hampshire - Check out this great opportunity to learn more about influencing state-level policy: The Hampshire Nurses Association's Annual Legislative Town Hall Forum! February 6, 2025, 5:30-8:00pm via Zoom.

List of legislation that will be presented will follow.

01/16/2025

Nurses remain the most trusted profession for a 23rd consecutive year, having earned the highest rating in Gallup's most recent Honesty and Ethics of Professions Survey!



Survey data: https://news.gallup.com/poll/655106/americans-ratings-professions-stay-historically-low.aspx

Visual from Chartr/ Sherwood News: https://sherwood.news/personal-finance/americas-most-trusted-professions/?utm_source=iglinkinbio&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=chartr_20250115&utm_term=chartr

01/15/2025

33% of new graduate nurses leave an organization within their first year of practice (Nursing Solutions, Inc., 2023), and the number one reason why is culture. How do you ensure new graduate nurses feel welcomed, supported, and equipped with the knowledge and skills to confront disruptive behaviors in the workplace?

Join ONL on February 28th for our Spring Quarterly Meeting, 8:30am-12:00pm via Zoom, featuring a keynote presentation by healthy workforce culture expert Dr. Renee Thompson on best practices and practical strategies for creating a nurturing and supportive environment where new graduate nurses feel welcomed and empowered to address any incidents of disruptive behaviors. By fostering a culture of kindness, collaboration, and respect, nurse leaders can help new nurses build confidence, develop their skills, and feel valued as essential members of the team -- thereby improving new graduate nurse retention.

All are welcome! For more info or to register, visit https://www.oonl.org/spring-quarterly-meeting