Recently added articles from AACN News:

AACN and AONE announce plans for nurse manager certification exam partnership follows launch of nurse manager orientation program.(American Association of Critical-Care Nurses)(American Organization of Nurse Executives )

Mar 01, 2008 ... AACN and the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) have expanded their partnership to develop the first certification exam designed exclusively for nurse managers. This latest partnership effort is rooted in AACN's and AONE's six-year collaboration to provide ...

NTI paper and pencil exam application deadline quickly approaching.

Mar 01, 2008 ... Paper and pencil exams for the CCRN, PCCN, CCNS, ACNPC, CMC and CSC will be given at NTI 2008 in Chicago on May 5. NTI exam applications are due to AACN by Tuesday, March 18, 2008 ....

AACN certification corporation value of certification award.(American Association of Critical-Care Nurses)(Brief article)

Mar 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Achieving excellence through certification" is the motto of our 26-bed medical-surgical Critical Care Unit (CCU). Our management team, committed to excellent patient care, executed a plan that now allows us to boast a rate of 42% CCRNs who practice in our ...

Keynote speaker announced for NTI 2008 Leadership Development Workshop.(Brief article)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Stacy D. Nelson of VitalSmarts has been announced as the keynote speaker for the ninth annual Leadership Development Workshop (LDW) at NTI 2008 in Chicago. His presentation will be on Crucial Confrontations. A valued and active member of the 2006 VitalSmarts Facilitator Faculty, Nelson is ...

Chapter Listserv hot topic good standing requirements.(Discussion)

Mar 01, 2008 ... One of the requirements for all chapters is to maintain "good standing" status. This means that chapter officers have a responsibility to their chapter members and to the National AACN office to complete and submit various chapter financial reports, audits, and forms by specified dates ....

NTI chapter rebate available to members.(Brief article)

Mar 01, 2008 ... AACN will again be offering a $75 rebate to chapter members who register to attend NTI in Chicago, May 5-8, 2008. Watch for the mail-in rebate form on AACN's NTI Web page under the section for Chapters. Here's what you need to know about the rebate: * The $75 rebate ...

AACN welcomes two new chapters.

Mar 01, 2008 ... Western North Carolina Chapter 356 East Glenview Street Marion, NC 28752 Chapter Officers: Kari Morris, president; Sarah Proctor, president-elect; Mary Lou Adams, secretary; Michelle Moore, ...

What's on tap?

Mar 01, 2008 ... Region 1 Region 1 Chapters (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont) will present "Horizons 2008" April 9 through 11 in Hartford, Conn. For more information, contact Barb Phelan at (203) 393-8937; bap@snet.net. Arizona The ...

AACN member receives awards for courage.(Brief article)

Mar 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Michael Barnes, RN, PCCN, was recently recognized by the Royal Rangers, where he has volunteered his time weekly for about 10 years. This Christian-based ministry' goals are to help young men develop spiritually, socially, mentally and physically. Barnes ...

Leaders. what about them?(President's Note Reclaiming Our Priorities)

Mar 01, 2008; ... Let's take a different tack this month and do some free-range thinking about nurse leaders. It's a topic I think about a great deal in my dual role as clinical nurse specialist and AACN president. One caution: If you generally think in a straight line, you won't find the usual beginning, ...

Letter to the editor.(Letter to the editor)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Dear Dave, Since the beginning of your AACN presidency I have wanted to e-mail you. Each time I read your President's Note in AACN News I would tell myself to e-mail you. As NTI draws near I realize so does the end of you presidency, so I'd better reclaim my priority and send ...

Practice resource network.

Mar 01, 2008 ... Q: Should ACLS training be mandatory for critical care and progressive care nurses?? It is the individual's and institution's responsibility to make decisions regarding the necessity of specific education programs based on patients' needs. In areas where knowledge regarding the ...

NTI 2008: API offers specialized content for advanced practice nurses.(National Teaching Institute)(Advanced Practice Institute)(Brief article)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Advanced practice nurses can look forward to the best of both worlds at the Advanced Practice Institute (API) at NTI 2008 in Chicago May 3 through 8. Concurrent with NTI, the API offers clinical and mastery sessions selected specifically for advanced practice nurses. Best of all, API ...

Things to see and do in Chicago.(City overview)

Mar 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Welcome to Chicago, the Windy City. No matter what your interests, Chicago offers world-class opportunities for fun and excitement. Springtime in the city is amazing. Take some time to run, walk or bike along beautiful Lake Michigan. The entire ...

Bill Cosby headlines NTI participant-exhibitor event.

Mar 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Whether you know him as a standup comedian or as America's dad on the Bill Cosby Show, you'll cherish the opportunity to get reacquainted with Bill Cosby at NTI. The legendary comedian will headline the popular Participant-Exhibitor Event on Wednesday ...

Watch this webcast, earn CE credit.

Mar 01, 2008 ... Earn continuing education credit and learn all about the Critical Care Family Assistance Program (CCFAP) by watching a new webcast ...

What is the CCFAP?(Critical Care Family Assistance Program )

Mar 01, 2008 ... In 2002, The CHEST Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), in partnership with the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, Inc., developed the Critical Care Family Assistance Program (CCFAP) at two pilot sites: Evanston Hospital in Illinois and ...

Get involved in National Healthcare Decisions Day.

Mar 01, 2008 ... AACN, along with other national, state and community organizations, is leading a massive effort to highlight the importance of advance healthcare decision-making--an effort that has culminated in the formal designation of April 16, 2008 as the inaugural National Healthcare Decisions Day ...

World Journey of Smiles: 25 countries celebrate 25 years.

Mar 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] To commemorate a quarter century of providing new smiles, Operation Smile launched the World Journey of Smiles last November. All around the world, on the same day, at the same local time, surgeries began at 40 sites in 25 countries. The result: 4,149 ...

Our voice in the media.(Scene and Heard)(Conference news)

Mar 01, 2008 ... Critical Care Nursing Quarterly (Oct./Dec. 2007)--"Evaluation and Treatment of Fever in Intensive Care Unit Patients" included references to AACN's Synergy Model for Patient Care. "The eight [nurse] characteristics enable nurses to operate within three spheres of influence: patients and ...