Virtual Nursing and Other Solutions That Challenge the Status Quo

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

Collective nurse knowledge (skill mix) is associated with better patient outcomes and reduced nurse burnout. Virtual nurse programs can enhance skill mix and ensure Synergy (match between patient needs and nurse competency) but inconsistent and ineffective planning can lead to ineffective and unsustainable virtual care models. AACN has developed a plethora of resources to assist organizations in strategic planning, implementing and sustaining virtual care programs.

Objectives

Describe the impact of the nursing shortage to safe, timely, efficient, effective, equitable, patient-centered (STEEEP) care.
Discover tools to strengthen the nursing workforce, sustain healthy work environments and ensure appropriate staffing mix.
Examine ways in which expert nurses and APNs can proactively conduct surveillance and guide practice patterns remotely.

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.