AACN Update

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AACN Update 2012
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• A nurses everyday work is the work of AACN
  because our mission is lived at the point of
  care.

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Our Mission

• Patients and their families rely on nurses at the
  most vulnerable times of their lives.
• Acute and critical care nurses rely on AACN for
  expert knowledge and influence to fulfill their
  promise to patients and their families.
• AACN drives excellence because nothing less is
  acceptable.

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We Are

• A community . . .
• of exceptional high acuity and critical care
  nurses.
• A connection . . .
• to shared expertise, wisdom, resources and
  standards, so our community can provide excellent
  care to patients and their families.
• A resource . . .
• that helps us learn and develop expertise.
• A sounding board . . .
• when were faced with a tough patient care or
  work situation.

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We Believe

• Nurses make a vital contribution . . .
• to patients, families and society.
• Nursing isnt a job, its a calling . . .
• a distinguished profession, an indispensable
  career.
• Nurses have an obligation . . .
• to be the best they can be and protect the
  contributions of nursing.

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We Believe

• Nurses must be agents of positive change . . .
• in their organizations.
• We need to work together . . .
• each individual member, member volunteers, boards
  of directors and staff to steward our mission.

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This Years Strengths and Accomplishments
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Membership and Recognition
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Membership and Recognition

• Grew membership to more than 96,000 individuals,
  further strengthening the community and voice of
  high acuity and critical care nurses.
• Expanded chapter and ambassador resources
  including new webinars to advance AACNs mission
  in their local communities.
• AACN members elected new members to the Board of
  Directors and Nominating Committee for 2013
  AACN president-elect Vicki Good. AACN
  directors Linda Bay, Riza Mauricio, Kathy Peavy,
  Mary Zellinger. Nominating Committee Angela
  Benefield, Sherri Goldsmith, Janet Kloos.

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Membership and Recognition

• Presented three Flame of Excellence Awards and 25
  Circle of Excellence Awards during NTI 2012.
• www.aacn.org/awards
• Awarded 36 continuing professional development
  scholarships since 2011 NTI including 14 health
  policy scholarships to attend 2012 Nurse in
  Washington Internship program and one scholarship
  to attend Nursing Alliance Leadership Academy,
  both programs sponsored by Nursing Organizations
  Alliance.
• www.aacn.org/scholarships

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Membership and Recognition

• Dr. Nancy Albert from The Cleveland Clinic
  selected by her peers as 2013 Distinguished
  Research Lecturer.
• www.aacn.org/drl
• Ten entry-into-nursing scholarships awarded
  through the Foundation of the National Student
  Nurses Association.
• www.nsna.org

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Membership and Recognition

• Collaborated with more than 1,000 volunteers on
  review panels, work groups and advisory teams
  that include
• Nominating Committee
• AACN Ambassadors
• Chapter Advisory Team
• Tele-ICU Work Group
• NTI Education Planning Committee
• API Program Planning Committee
• Evidence-Based Practice Resource Work Group
• Multiple AACN Certification Corporation Work
  Groups
• www.aacn.org/volunteers

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Healthy Work Environment
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Healthy Work Environment

• Continued to publicize findings from The Silent
  Treatment, a five-year follow-up to the Silence
  Kills study, in collaboration with VitalSmarts
  and AORN American Organization of periOperative
  Registered Nurses.
• www.aacn.org/silenttreatment
• Facilitated an online resource center and
  speakers bureau to serve the growing educational
  needs of chapters, hospitals and others who want
  to learn more about the AACN Healthy Work
  Environment Standards.
• www.aacn.org/hwe

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Professional Practice and Programs
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Professional Practice and Programs

• Awarded two 50,000 Impact Research Grants, with
  up to three grants to be awarded in 2013.
• www.aacn.org/grants
• Awarded 81 Beacon Awards for Excellence Gold
  19, Silver 45, Bronze 17 to units that
  distinguished themselves by improving every facet
  of patient care.
• www.aacn.org/beacon

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Professional Practice and Programs

• Launched AACN Clinical Scene Investigator (CSI)
  Academy a hospital-based nurse leadership and
  innovation training program to empower bedside
  nurses as clinician leaders and change agents
  whose initiatives measurably improve patient
  outcomes with bottom-line impact to the hospital.
• www.aacn.org/csi
• Launched AACN Critical Care Pharmacology an
  interactive e-learning course developed in
  partnership with Elsevier/MC Strategies in
  collaboration with the American Society of
  Health-System Pharmacists.
• www.aacn.org/elearning

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Professional Practice and Programs

• Released enhanced versions of Basic ECG
  Interpretation and, with the Childrens Hospital
  Association, Essentials of Pediatric Critical
  Care Orientation.
• www.aacn.org/elearning
• Released four new Practice Alerts Delirium
  Assessment and Management, Prevention of
  Aspiration, Family Presence Visitation in the
  Adult ICU and Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract
  Infections, increasing to 16 the number of AACN
  Practice Alerts.
• www.aacn.org/practicealerts

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Professional Practice and Programs

• Selected 12 hospitals healthcare facilities to
  receive national awards for leadership in
  reduction/elimination of HAIs. Selected 14 more
  as honorable mention in the second of a
  three-year collaboration with US Dept. of Health
  Human Services and Critical Care Societies
  Collaborative.
• www.aacn.org/haiawards
• Reached nearly 40,000 nurses including more
  than 30,000 unique learners with conferences
  and conference-related programs including NTI
  webcasts supported by GE Healthcare.

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Professional Practice and Programs

• Presented the third A Slice of AACN NTI
  conference for nearly 1,000 attendees in Las
  Vegas.
• The first AACN Nurse Manager Priorities and AACN
  Progressive Care Pathways conferences in Las
  Vegas exceeded attendance targets. Both Las Vegas
  conferences will continue in 2012 Priorities
  2012 on September 6-8 and Pathways 2012 on
  October 14-17.
• www.aacn.org /Education

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Professional Practice and Programs

• Brought the bold voice of high acuity and
  critical care nurses to national tables through
  liaison activities, collaboration and shared
  expertise.
• Joined 150 nursing associations and more than 500
  nursing schools to support the White House
  Joining Forces initiative to provide practice
  guidelines, educational resources and career
  assistance to nurses who care for military
  families and veterans in every professional
  setting.
• www.whitehouse.gov/joiningforces

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Publications and Social Media
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Publications and Social Media

• Launched smartphone mobile-friendly websites for
  American Journal of Critical Care and Critical
  Care Nurse.
• American Journal of Critical Care received two
  bronze awards and Critical Care Nurse received
  one silver award in the 2012 American Society of
  Healthcare Publication Editors award competition.
• www.ashpe.org
• American Journal of Critical Care and Critical
  Care Nurse were finalists in four categories for
  Western Publishing Associations 2012 Maggie
  Awards.
• www.wpa-online.org

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Publications and Social Media

• Continued Go Simple campaign so readers of AACN
  periodicals can opt for digital editions which
  include online-only content instead of print.
• Facebook and Twitter presence for AACN, NTI,
  American Journal of Critical Care and Critical
  Care Nurse continues to grow, in some cases
  doubling from last year.
• facebook.com/aacnface
• facebook.com/ntiface
• facebook.com/ajccface
• facebook.com /ccnface
• twitter.com/aacnme
• AACN NTI2012

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Certification
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Certification

• Nurses certified by AACN Certification
  Corporation increased to more than 73,000.
• Launched APRN Resources section of website and an
  active outreach program for NP and CNS program
  directors and certified and non-certified APRNs
  to learn about APRN Consensus Model.
• Conducted studies of practice for advanced
  practice CNSs and NPs to develop new test plans
  for ACNPC-AG, ACCNS-AG, ACCNS-P and ACCNS-N
  certification.
• www.aacn.org/certification

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Certification

• Continued to disseminate information that shows
  the link between certification and positive
  outcomes for patients and systems.
• www.ccnonline.org
• With National Database of Nursing Quality
  Indicators and American Board of Nursing
  Specialties partnered and provided major funding
  to study Trends in Specialty Certification of RNs
  in Acute Care.
• www.aacn.org/certification

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Certification

• Launched changes in renewal process for APRN
  certifications.
• Completed exam development to launch new CMC and
  CSC exams based on the 2010 Studies of Practice
  of cardiac medicine and cardiac surgery nurses.
• www.aacn.org/certification

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