Program Information


Education-The Foundation of NTI

The National Teaching Institute®, featuring the Advanced Practice Institute™ and Critical Care Exposition®, is AACN's premier clinical education program providing six full days of learning and collaborative exchange. The program features the latest advances and research in clinical practice, education, technology and healthcare delivery and covers a wide range of topics related to the care of acutely and critically ill patients, nursing practice, professional development and trends in healthcare. The program features adult, pediatric, neonatal, progressive care, emergency/trauma, leadership and pharmacology educational sessions. The NTI capitalizes on self-directed, facilitated learning in classroom settings and through poster displays, a self-study pavilion, technical exhibits, and exchanges with colleagues.

Pathways Offered at NTI
For your convenience, we have designated categories to highlight specialized content. NTI 2006 will offer the participant an opportunity to pursue areas of professional development concentration. NTI offers Pathways in Leadership Development, Pediatrics and Progressive Care areas. You will find these pathways identified by the corresponding symbol.

Leadership Development Pathway
Guided by a desire to create quality learning experiences for nurse managers, NTI will offer a "Leadership Development Pathway." This pathway will integrate leadership competencies and leadership development to strengthen a manager's "influencing" skills by focusing on self-awareness, dialogue, navigating change and conflict resolution. Leadership Pathway sessions are identified by the [LD] symbol in the program listing.

Progressive Care Pathway
Progressive care defines the care that is delivered to patients whose needs fall along the less acute end of the continuum. Progressive care patients are stable with a high potential for becoming unstable and require increased intensity of care and vigilance. Characteristics of progressive care patients include: a decreased risk of a life-threatening event, a decreased need for invasive monitoring, increased stability and an increased ability to participate in their care. Pathway sessions are identified by the [PC] symbol in the program listing.

Pediatric Pathway
Nurses who care for critically ill children have the special challenge of being able to deal with critical illness while meeting the developmental needs of patients from tiny neonates to adult-sized adolescents. NTI offers a variety of sessions via the Pediatric Pathway. These specialty sessions are denoted by the [PN] symbol.


Self-Study Pavilion
In addition to general preconferences and concurrent sessions, the popular Self-Study Pavilion offers a unique way to experience NTI and earn continuing education credit. Take some time during NTI to explore hundreds of educational resources featured in the labs below-all learner directed and self-paced.

E-Learning Lab
Cosponsored by GE Healthcare
This new addition to the Self-Study Pavilion allows you to experience many of AACN's e-learning resources, such as the ECG and Essentials of Critical Care Orientation (ECCO) courseware, more than 30 audio/slide CD-ROM presentations by NTI speakers, certification review courses, NTI posters, and much more.

Independent Study Lab and Library
Relax in the library while studying over 100 AACN educational catalog resources, including books, audio CDs and clinical simulation CD-ROMs.

PDA Lab
Software and applications provided by AACN, palmOne, Inc., Lexi-Comp, Inc. and Medical Wizards Corporation
Learn how to use a personal digital assistant (PDA) via full-color simulations, and explore over 60 software programs for nursing practice.

First-Timers NTI Orientation
Sunday, May 21 • 5:00 - 5:45p
OR-Monday, May 22 • 7:30 - 8:15a
Sponsored by Marsh Affinity Group Services
The initial experience of attending an NTI can be an overwhelming venture. The NTI Work Group offers simple suggestions for maximizing benefits from the variety of sessions and learning opportunities, the NTI Critical Care Exposition and networking contacts. Information about resources available and practical tips from seasoned NTI attendees can help "first-timers" plan for an enjoyable and rewarding professional experience.