New to ICU: RN Education Using a Statewide, Chapter-Led Critical Care Consortium Model

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

Orienting nurses to practice safely and efficiently in the critical care environment is a shared challenge undertaken while navigating increased medical complexity of patients, increased demand on the healthcare system and limited educational and operational resources. One regional AACN chapter developed a collaborative consortium model which consolidates shared resources of program management, clinical expertise and venue to offer critical care education every other month to the Baltimore metro region.

Objectives

Explain the critical care consortium program.
Describe the success of the critical care consortium program.
Identify strengths and opportunities of the critical care consortium program.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Criteria for Awarding Contact Hours

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

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.

Disclosures

The Nurse Planner has determined that no individuals with the ability to control content of this activity have relevant relationships with ineligible companies.

Activities with pharmacotherapeutic credit are to assist the APRN in fulfilling their education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.