AACN Update Linda Bucher, PhD, RN Member, Board of Directors
President Caryl Goodyear-Bruch, RN, PhD, CCRN University of Kansas Hospital Kansas City, Kansas Theme……………….
President-Elect Beth Hammer, RN, MSN, APRN-BC Zablocki VA Medical Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Work Groups NTI & API Program Planning Committees Evidence-based Practice Work Group Staff Nurse Advisory Group ACNP Task Force FYI: In , 34 volunteer groups were appointed connecting with 930 member volunteers!
What we accomplished….. Record attendance at NTI 2008 in Chicago 10% increase in membership (73,000) Free CE Program thriving, + feedback ECCO 2.0 launched New AACN Web site launched
What we accomplished….. Beacon Awards for …. Beacon cycle: 210 open applications; 40 Adult CC Units awarded Beacon! Progressive Care has 5 applications in review and 35 are open! Pediatrics has 2 applications in review and 18 are open.. Since May!
Looking Forward….. Healthy Work Environment Assessment Tool to launch end of summer Two new E-Learning 3-hour courses to launch end of summer Preceptor Challenge Promoting Excellence in Palliative and EOL Care
Looking Forward….. Nurse Manager Certification Exam in development with AONE, expected launch: year-end Studies of Practice ongoing– PCCN CCRN CCNS ACNPC
NTI 2009 May New Orleans Research and Creative Solutions Poster Application Submissions Deadline: October 15, 2008
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