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

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.

Disclosures

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.