Resources
AACN’s Healthy Work Environment initiative is a comprehensive effort to engage nurses, nurse employers and the nursing profession in recognizing the urgency and importance of working together to improve the environments in which nurses work. AACN recommends the following resources in support of creating healthier work environments.
 Healthy Work Environments-Related Resources From AACN
 Healthy Work Environments-Related Resources From Other Organizations
 Books
 Journal Articles
Continuing Education
Poster Presentations from AACN's National Teaching Institute
Implementation Consultants
Archived Webinar and Audio Conferences
Literature and Learning
Healthy Work Environments-Related Resources From AACN 
AACN Healthy Work Environments PowerPoint Presentation
Press Release: Communication in the Healthcare Workplace: A Prescription for Better Care
Workplace Violence Prevention Position Statement
Zero Tolerance for Abuse Position Statement
Moral Distress Position Statement
AACN Testimony to the IOM Committee on Work Environment for Nurses and Patient Safety
AACN Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence Guidelines
FOCCUS-Framing Options for Critical Care in the United States
AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care
Staffing Blueprint: Construction Your Staffing Solutions
Recognition Certificate (downloadable) - from John Dixon, past AACN board member
Healthy Work Environments-Related Resources From Other Organizations 
American Organization of Nurse Executives Healthy Work Environments: Striving for Excellence
Institute of Medicine Committee on Work Environment for Nurses and Patient Safety
American Association of Colleges of Nursing Nursing's Agenda for the Future
Hallmarks of the Professional Nursing Practice Environment
Healthy Work Environments Best Practice Guidelines: Professionalism in Nursing
International Council of Nurses: Positive Practice Environments: Quality Workplaces = Quality Patient Care Information and Action Tool Kit
Silence Kills: The Seven Crucial Conversations for Healthcare -- Complete Study
Silence Kills: The Seven Crucial Conversations for Healthcare -- Executive Summary
Books 
The following books have been approved by AACN as part of the Healthy Work Environments initiative. Click on the title to access the sites where these books can be purchased.
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When the Stakes Are High
by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, Stephen R. Covey
Crucial Confrontations: Tools for Resolving Broken Promises, Violated Expectations and Bad Behavior
by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler
Code Green: Money-Driven Hospitals and the Dismantling of Nursing
by Dana Beth Weinberg, Suzanne Gordon
From Silence to Voice: What Nurses Know and Must Communicate to the Public
by Bernice Buresh, Suzanne Gordon, Mary Ellen Jeans, Patricia Benner
You Are the Leader You've Been Waiting For - Enjoying High Performance and High Fulfillment at Work
by Eric Klein
Trust and Betrayal in the Workplace - Building Effective Relationships in Your Organization
by Dennis S. Reina and Michelle L. Reina
Journal Articles 
AACN Advanced Critical Care
Beginning the Journey to Skilled Communication
Creating a Healthy Workplace: Skilled Communication: Making It Real
Building Trustworthy Relationships With Critically Ill Patients and Families
AACN News
American Journal of Critical Care
AACN Standards for Establishing and Sustaining Healthy Work Environments: A Journey...
Authentic Leaders Creating Healthy Work Environments for Nursing Practice
Changing the Work Environment in Intensive Care Units to Achieve Patient-Focused Care:
The Time Has Come
Types of Intensive Care Units With the Healthiest, Most Productive Work Environments
Healthy Work Environments, Nurse-Physician Communication, and Patients’ Outcomes
Confirmation of a Healthy Work Environment
Chest Physician
Creating Healthy Work Environments: Introduction (page 18)
Creating Healthy Work Environments: Skilled Communication(page 16)
Creating Healthy Work Environments: Authentic Leadership (page19)
Creating Healthy Work Environments: Appropriate Staffing (page 18)
Creating Healthy Work Environments: True Collaboration (page 10)
Standards for Establishing and Sustaining Healthy Work Environments: Effective Decision Making (page 16)
Creating Healthy Work Environments: Meaningful Recognition (page 15)
Critical Care Nurse
In Our Unit: Healthy Work Environments — Enroute to Excellence
When Your Work Conditions Are Sicker Than Your Patients
Critical Care Nurses' Work Environments: A Baseline Status Report
Critical Care Nurses’ Work Environments Value of Excellence in Beacon Units and Magnet Organizations
Confirmation of a Healthy Work Environment
Health Affairs
Impact of the Nurse Shortage on Hospital Patient Care: Comparative Perspectives
Healthcare Papers
Healthy Workplaces (Special Issue)
Nebraska Nurse
The Emerging Culture of Health Care: From Horizontal Violence to True Collaboration
Poster Presentations from AACN's National Teaching Institute
2008 NTI Creative Solutions Poster Presentations
Unit Based Shared Governance Leads the Journey of Creating a Healthy Work Environment
2007 NTI Creative Solutions Poster Presentations
Improving RN and MD Communication and Relationships in a Cardiac Care Unit (CCU)
It Takes More Than a Magic Wand! Staff Nurses Impact the Design of the New ICU in Our Small Community Hospital
Keep the Door Open: Reducing the Stress Level of Family Members in the Intensive Care Unit
Marshalling Reinforcements: Facilitating Staff Safety in a Six-Bed ICU in a Amall Community Hospital
Roving Lift Teams: Meeting Ergonomic Challenges in a Bariatric World
Serenity Room: An Oasis in the MICU
Under Construction: The Journey of Creating a Healthy Work Environment
2006 NTI Creative Solutions Poster Presentations
The ENT All Stars: Boosting Patient and Staff Morale With Team Spirit Week
The ICU Nursing Council: True Collaboration for Patient Safety
Continuing Education
Fostering Synergy: A Nurse-Managed Remote Telemetry Model
Authentic Leaders Creating Healthy Work Environments for Nursing Practice
Communication in the Healthcare Workplace: A Prescription for Better Care
Bold Voices, Our Future: Let's Talk ...
Bold Voices in Progressive Care Using Shared Decision Making to Implement Evidence-Based Practice in Progressive Care
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practice: Results of a 5-Year Longitudinal Study
Effect of a Multidisciplinary Intervention on Communication and Collaboration Among Physicians and Nurses
Critical Care Research: Weaving a Body-Mind Spirit Tapestry
Critical Care Nurses' Perceptions of Futile Care and Its Effect on Burnout
The Link Between Teamwork and Patients' Outcomes in Intensive Care
The Role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist in Creating a Healthy Work Environment
Magnet Nursing Services Recognition: Transforming the Critical Care Environment
Implementation Consultants
Case Studies
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.
Significant decrease in turnover; decrease in open positions
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Ore.
Shriners Hospitals for Children - Galveston, Galveston, Texas
Trained more than 200 employees in Crucial Conversations
Archived Webinar and Audio Conferences
On January 26, 2005, AACN unveiled Standards for Establishing and Sustaining Healthy Work
Environments at a national briefing in Washington, D.C. To view an archived Webcast of this event, click here.
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