Implementing AACN’s Healthy Work Environment Framework in an Intensive Care Unit

Author(s): Kelly Kester, MSN, RN, CCRN, NE-BC, Heather Pena, BSN, RN, CCRN-CSC, Catherine Shuford, BSN, RN, CCRN, Corrie Hansen, BSN, RN, CCRN, Jason Stokes, RN, CCRN, Kayla Brooks, BSN, RN, CCRN, Tanya Bolton, BSN, RN, CCRN, Amanda Ornell, BSN, RN, CCRN, Philip Parker, BSN, RN, CCRN-CSC, Janice Febre, BSN, RN, CCRN, Kelly Andrews, BSN, RN, CCRN, Gregory Flynn, BSN, RN, CCRN, Rex Ruiz, BSN, RN, CCRN-CSC, Tonya Evans, BSN, RN, Mollie Kettle, BSN, RN, CCRN-CSC, Jacqueline Minter and Bradi Granger

Activity Summary

Findings from this study suggest that interventions addressing the HWE standards are associated with improved staff satisfaction, turnover, and average tenure, further demonstrating the value of the HWE framework in improving retention.

Objectives

List each component of AACN's Healthy Work Environment (HWE) standards.
Outline the relationship between AACN's HWE standards and patient and nurse outcomes.
Identify an implementation strategy for each AACN HWE standard.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

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 {contactHours} contact hours.

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