Rising Together to Initiate and Sustain Healthy Work Environment Across the Health System

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

Frontline nurses from two critical care units in the same healthcare system implemented and sustained a healthy work environment (HWE). This session provides an overview of the Healthy Work Environment Assessment Tool (HWEAT) utilization, strategies to improve skilled communication and promote meaningful recognition. These foundational strategies will equip the participants to implement change in order to promote HWE in their units.

Objectives

Demonstrate the process utilized by frontline nurses to initiate and sustain change to promote a healthy work environment.
Apply change management principles utilized to anchor a healthy work environment in two critical care units.
Develop a plan to evaluate, implement and sustain healthy work environment standards.

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.