AACN Happenings
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Clinical Voices August 2025
8/7/2025
In this issue, read articles on reducing CLABSI...
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Revised CCRN Certification Exams Launch Nov. 12,...
8/6/2025
On November 12, AACN Certification Corporation...
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President's Column: On Purpose
7/8/2025
As new AACN President Rebekah Marsh begins her...
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Clinical Voices July 2025
7/8/2025
In this issue, read articles on early detection...
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Nursing Innovations Funds Awarded to 20 Projects
7/2/2025
Partnership with AARP supports innovative and...
Shared Knowledge and Tips
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Nursing, Advocacy and Health Policy
8/13/2025
Nurses can use their unique expertise to advocate...
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Beep, Beep, Repeat: The Trouble With Intravenous...
7/21/2025
IV smart pump alarms contribute to patient...
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Darkness & Light: A Sepsis Survivor’s Mental...
7/8/2025
Mental health journey after sepsis recovery:...
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Nurse Innovation at the Bedside and Beyond
6/19/2025
Learn to reduce the risk of adverse drug events...
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IV Infusion in Critical Care: Essential Knowledge...
6/5/2025
Learn to reduce the risk of adverse drug events...
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Networking
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Professional Development
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Onboarding Staff
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Staffing Resources
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Excellence in Your Unit
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Staff Professional Development
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Orientation
Enhance and standardize orientation for new and transitioning nurses using online learning and new methodologies.
Clinical and Continuing Education
Explore continuous education opportunities that are relevant to you as a nurse educator and the staff you support.
Mentorship
Enhance the professional and personal growth of bedside nurses to help them advance in their careers.
Unit Culture
Work with other unit leaders to promote innovation and foster a healthy working environment.
Certification
If you are already certified, perhaps as a CCRN or PCCN, consider adding a subspecialty credential: CMC (cardiac medicine) or CSC (cardiac surgery).
Healthy Work Environment
The six AACN Healthy Work Environments (HWE) standards outline ingredients for success.
Scope and Standards
AACN Scope and Standards for Acute and Critical Care Nursing Practice incorporates advances in scientific knowledge, clinical practice, technology and other changes in the healthcare environment.
Online Courses
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We are nurses. We are leaders. But we are also artists and architects and gardeners. We are building the future. Together. Together, we grow it … On Purpose.
Rebekah Marsh, AACN President