Poor communications continue to undermine efforts to prevent avoidable medical errors. The "Silent Treatment" study by AACN, AORN and VitalSmarts focuses on known risks that are left undiscussed -- dangerous shortcuts, incompetence and disrespect.
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, Association of periOperative Registered Nurses and VitalSmarts will release findings from “The Silent Treatment: Why Safety Tools and Checklists Aren't Enough to Save Lives” March 22 in Philadelphia.
AACN awards its first $50,000 Impact Research Grant to Ruth Kleinpell of Rush University and co-investigators to explore the impact of telemedicine on ICU nursing care.
AACN Advanced Critical Care journal publishes symposium series on benefits of certification for acute and critical care nurses and best practices to encourage a culture of certification within teams of clinicians.
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses offers its members Continuing Professional Development Scholarships to support individual learning activities and participation in evidence-based practice, legislative advocacy and nursing leadership programs.
AACN recently named 70 units from 57 hospitals recipients of the fall 2010 Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence. The award recognizes top U.S. adult and pediatric critical care and progressive care units that meet evidence-based standards of excellence and patient safety.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Critical Care Societies Collaborative launch awards program to recognize those able to successfully reduce or eliminate healthcare-associated infections (HAI), a leading cause of death in the United States.
Consensus paper recommends intraosseous (IO) vascular access as alternative to IV use in variety of healthcare settings. Revised clinical guideline is endorsed by American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, Infusion Nurses Society and other consortium members.
Building on the body of evidence supporting a link between specialty nursing certification and workplace empowerment, a new study documents a positive association between nurses’ perceptions of workplace empowerment and the proportion of nurses with specialty certification in hospital units.
White paper -- published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine and endorsed by AACN and other leading healthcare organizations -- outlines 10 key areas related to verifying that current patient medications are correct, medically safe and necessary.
Six leading professional societies, including AACN, form Hospital Care Collaborative with goal of improving hospital-based patient care. Recent HCC forum was initial step toward identifying best practices in quality improvement programs.
AACN's 2011 Distinguished Research Lecturer Marjorie Funk, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN, studies wise use of technology, including clinical application of ECG monitoring, in care of critically ill patients with heart disease.
New AJCC physician coeditor Richard H. Savel, MD, FCCM, is associate professor of clinical medicine and neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and co-director of the surgical ICU at Montefiore Medical Center, both in Bronx, N.Y.
AACN endorses updated Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Competencies, developed by other nursing organizations to assess and guide educational programs.
Internship teaches clinicians how to advance healthcare agendas through the legislative process. Deadline to apply for an AACN scholarship for the 2011 NIWI program is Nov. 1. These scholarships enabled 21 AACN members to participate in the 2010 program.
AACN seeks applications for its new $50,000 Impact Research Grant — which funds projects that address gaps in clinical bedside research. AACN continues annual distribution of up to nine other grants ranging from $1,500 to $10,000.
Latest edition of “AACN Procedure Manual for Critical Care” increases focus on patient safety and infection prevention, while continuing to emphasize evidence-based practice. Reference book now offers step-by-step illustrated guide for complex procedures.
AACN endorses revised clinical practice guideline for dialysis patients from Renal Physicians Association, which provides recommendations to help critical care nurses and other healthcare professionals discuss dialysis initiation and withdrawal with patients and families.
AACN adds clickable preview feature to nearly one third of its Online Bookstore's 160 titles. Readers can click on table of contents to access specific book passages prior to purchase, similar to paging through books in a brick-and-mortar store.
Kristine Peterson, a cardiac clinical nurse specialist in Wisconsin, is the 2010-11 AACN president. Volunteers and leaders in their communities, she and the other board members bring together their varying expertise and leadership from across the country to benefit AACN members and those who care for acutely and critically ill patients and their families.
Kathryn Roberts, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; and Linda Harrington, Baylor Health Care System, Dallas; join 2010-11 national board of AACN Certification Corporation, which provides comprehensive credentialing for establishing and maintaining standards of excellence in acute and critical care nursing.
Advances in vascular access have increased RN scope of practice to include intraosseous (IO) access devices. AACN has endorsed a position of the Infusion Nurses Society that qualified RNs, proficient in infusion therapy and appropriately trained, “may insert, maintain and remove IO access devices.”
AACN endorses scientific statement from American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology Foundation that nurses, healthcare professionals should monitor drugs that prolong Q-T intervals and increase risk of Torsades de Pointes (TdP), a rare heart rhythm problem.
AACN recently named 73 units — including 60 adult, four pediatric critical care and nine progressive care units — recipients of the spring 2010 Beacon Award for Excellence. The AACN Beacon Award recognizes top U.S. adult and pediatric critical care and progressive care units that meet evidence-based excellence and patient safety standards.
Lever, immediate past executive vice president and CEO, American College of Chest Physicians, receives leadership award from American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. His commitment to collaboration led to development of two interprofessional forums, the Critical Care Collaborative and the Critical Care Institute.
Ruth Kleinpell, PhD, RN-CS, FAAN, professor and Independence Foundation chair of nursing at Chicago’s Rush University College of Nursing, receives AACN Flame of Excellence Award for her sustained contributions to acute and critical care nursing.
U.S. Air Force Col. Marla J. De Jong, executive director, TriService Nursing Research Program, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, receives AACN Flame of Excellence Award for contributions to military, civilian nursing practice and education, healthcare delivery, management and policy.
Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing honored for contributions that influence acute/critical care nursing. Its work identifying and shaping best practices for care of older adults includes innovative e-learning course on elder care, developed with AACN and American Academy of Nursing.
The medical ICU at The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, receives 2010 ICU Design Award for successfully combining functional design with humanitarian care delivery.
AACN joins healthcare, medical organizations to celebrate the dedication and commitment that acute and critical care team members demonstrate every day to patients and their families.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses brings together more than 6,000 nurses May 15-20 in Washington, D.C., at its annual National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition, with focus on how their actions can keep patients safe and lead to best outcomes.
More than 6,000 nurses to address newest medical treatments, healthcare reform, patient safety, pandemics, disasters and more at American Association of Critical-Care Nurses conference in D.C. May 15-20.
National survey of 6,500 critical-care nurses reveals those certified in critical care indicate greater satisfaction with their jobs and careers and report higher perceptions of empowerment, as reported in the May issue of the American Journal of Critical Care.
Thousands of critical-care nurses will meet in DC for AACN National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition May 15-20. In addition to trends in patient care, NTI sessions will address health reform, medical errors, disasters, epidemics and more.
AACN educational tools help nurses provide palliative and end-of-life patient care
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses and American Academy of Nursing develop “Best Practices for Elder Care” online course, with support of NYU's Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
To help hospital units and other workplaces to become safer and healthier for patients and staff alike, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), in partnership with VitalSmarts, invites nurses and other health professionals to attend a free 60-minute webinar March 9, titled “Assessing the Health of Your Work Environment.”
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