Search Tag: American Association of Critical Care Nurses

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To-have-a-healthy-work-environment-mind-the-gap

2020 13 Jan

Staffing. Burnout. Retention. Quality. You don’t often speak to direct care nurses or nurse managers about their units without these common themes emerging. They’re all elements associated with the health of the nursing work environment — a topic that the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has been studying for over a decade. ...Read more

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If-you-had-a-magic-wand-what-is-one-thing-you-would-change-about-healthcare-and-why

2018 14 Apr

Nurses leading through innovation The one thing I would change to improve our healthcare system won’t take magic —it’s achievable today. I would empower all direct care nurses as bedside leaders, innovators and catalysts for change.   Why? Because empowering our clinicians at the front line of care results in better patient...Read more

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Burnout-syndrome-in-critical-care-what-needs-to-happen-now

2016 20 Jul

Following the release of the U.S. Critical Care Societies Collaborative Call to Action on Burnout Syndrome , ICU Management & Practice interviewed co-authors Ruth Kleinpell and Vicki Good from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Q. Is there a tendency for health professionals experiencing burnout not to admit it or recognise it?...Read more

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Study-patients-experiences-of-delirium

2015 11 Nov

Up to 90 percent of patients in the intensive care unit experience delirium and this can have a profound and lasting impact on them, according to a new study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Critical Care (AJCC) . The research aims to improve clinicians’ understanding of delirium and enable them to help their patients address...Read more

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Aacn-scope-and-standards-for-acute-and-critical-care-nursing-practice

2015 18 Jul

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has recently updated its scope and standards for critical nursing practice. The new guidelines describe and measure the expected level of practice and professional performance for acute and critical care registered nurses and specifie how acute and critical care nursing contributes to a patient-...Read more