NTI Recorded Session NTI25445

Beyond the Horizon: Using Environmental Scanning to Stay Ahead in a Changing Landscape

Author(s): Brandee E Pak, MSN,RN, NE-BC, CCRN

Contact Hours 0.75

CERP C 0.75

Expires Dec 31, 2027

Topics: Leadership, Beacon

Population: Not Applicable (non-clinical topics)

Role: Manager, Educator, APRN, Staff

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Activity Summary

Healthcare is always changing, and nurses have to keep up. This session introduces environmental scanning—the process of identifying and analyzing trends that impact patient care, workforce dynamics, technology and policy. Using the nursing process, learners get hands-on tools to assess challenges, diagnose opportunities and implement proactive solutions. We also dive into how AACN applies these strategies to shape resources and engagement. Through real-world examples and discussion, you leave with practical ways to stay ahead in a fast-moving environment.

Objectives

  • Explain how environmental scanning is embedded in nursing practice through the nursing process.
  • Describe how AACN applies environmental scanning to guide professional resources and engagement.
  • Develop at least two strategies for integrating environmental scanning into daily nursing practice.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Criteria for Awarding Contact Hours

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation
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.

Note: This activity is NOT being offered by AACN’s California CE Provider Unit.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.