Healthy Work Environments in Action: Become an AACN Volunteer

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

Have you ever considered pursuing a volunteer position with AACN? Are you looking to enhance your understanding or application of the HWE standards? If you answered yes, then this is the session for you! Learn how to complete your volunteer profile & select opportunities of interest that relate to HWE standards. Facilitators will discuss both local and national volunteer positions and how the professional impact of HWE and volunteerism has translated to their careers.

Objectives

1. Identify the steps to complete the AACN volunteer profile.
2. Demonstrate alignment of HWE standards as they relate to AACN volunteer positions.
3. Identify potential opportunities to enhance knowledge of HWE through volunteer experiences with AACN.

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.