Welcome to ONL

Organization of Nurse Leaders (ONL) is a not-for profit professional association committed to the advancement of professional nursing, promoting the delivery of quality patient care and influencing the development of health policy in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. ONL is committed to fostering the development of nurse leaders across the continuum through mentorship, collaboration and education and to providing an organized structure that promotes support, research, education, and professional development among members.

ONL consists of over 700 nurse leaders from various practice and academic settings. Virtual all acute-care hospitals in the Commonwealth are represented along with a growing number of providers from other settings including home care, long-term care, academia and corrections. Collectively, the membership employs over 40,000 nurses and health-care workers and administers over $1 billion in operating budgets annually.

ONL is an affiliate of AONE and has a long-standing tradition of support and collaboration with the Massachusetts Hospital Association.

What's New

• Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray announced Massachusetts has received a $300,000 national grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help current and future nurses seeking to advance their academic preparation within the nursing profession.  The recipient of the grant is the MA Action Coalition (MAAC), co-led by the Organization of Nurse Leaders of MA & RI and the MA Department of Higher Education.

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• MA Action Coalition Project Teams and Willingness to Serve Information
• Winchester Hospital First in State to Earn Magnet Recognition Three Times
• MGH's Sally Millar receives AACN award for distinguished career in critical care and informatics nursing
• Delphi Survey for Nursing Informatics Competencies:

You may open the survey in your web browser by clicking the link below:
Delphi Survey for Nursing Informatics Competencies

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Pictured (l. to r.) are Richard M. Freeland, commissioner, Department of Higher Education; Patricia Crombie, RN, MSN, project director, MA Action Coalition; Jessica Alvarez-Montano, RN, BSN, May 2012 graduate, UMass Lowell; David Cedrone, assoc. commissioner for Economic and Workforce Development; the Honorable Timothy P. Murray, Lt. Governor; Sharon Gale, RN, MS, chief executive officer, ONL; Jeanette Ives Erickson, RN, DNP, FAAN, senior vice president for Patient Care and chief nurse, Massachusetts General Hospital; JudyAnn Bigby, MD, Sec. of Health and Human Services; and Sen. Richard T. Moore, Chair, Joint Committee on Health Care Financing.