Session Summary
High quality research is foundational to excellence in critical care clinical practice. American Journal of Critical Care (AJCC) is AACN’s scientific journal and is a member benefit for all AACN members. In this session, AJCC Editors in Chief provide an annual overview of the journal. Publication trends over the past year are discussed; examples include balance of qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research; representation of specialty areas and author demographics. Themes that emerged among research papers, editorials and invited commentaries are explored. The Editors highlight individual research papers, engaging the audience in discussion of the significance and application of the research reported.
Objectives
- Discuss trends in critical care research published by AJCC in the past year.
- Identify themes in AJCC papers, editorials, and commentaries that emerged in the past year.
- Critique highly significant research papers, using exemplars selected by AJCC Editors in Chief.
Topics
Research, Publishing
Role
Staff, Researcher
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Successful Completion
Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation to be awarded contact hours AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.
Accreditation
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for 1.25 contact hours.
Disclosure
Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content will be identified by the Nurse Planner within the activity. Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content has been mitigated.
Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing education only and does not imply AACN, ANCC, or CBRN approval or endorsement of any commercial products discussed or displayed in conjunction with this educational activity.
Activities with pharmacology hours are to assist the APRN in fulfilling the pharmacotherapeutic education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.
Activities meet the standards for most states that require mandatory continuing education for license and/or certification renewal. AACN recommends consulting with your own state board of nursing or credentialing organization before submitting your certificate of completion.
Refund Policy
Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.