display Latest news from American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) on News en-us Copyright 2025 News 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/aacn-resources-offer-road-map-to-improving-nurses-work-environment/?sc=rsin /articles/aacn-resources-offer-road-map-to-improving-nurses-work-environment/?sc=rsin Thu, 01 May 2025 06:00:00 EST An ICU at Duke University Hospital used the framework and assessment tools from AACN to regularly evaluate the health of the unit's work environment. The results were used to develop and implement strategies to improve the work environment during a six-year period and through the COVID-19 pandemic. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) /articles/informatics-expert-harrington-receives-aacn-award-for-distinguished-career/?sc=rsin /articles/informatics-expert-harrington-receives-aacn-award-for-distinguished-career/?sc=rsin Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:45:56 EST Linda Harrington will receive the 2025 Marguerite Rodgers Kinney Award for a Distinguished Career from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. She is considered one of the leading experts in informatics specializing in interactive design, with a subspecialty in artificial intelligence. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) /articles/veterans-health-advocate-receives-national-award/?sc=rsin /articles/veterans-health-advocate-receives-national-award/?sc=rsin Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:15:02 EST Ali Tayyeb, CEO of RN-Mentor Consulting, U.S. Navy veteran, and a long-time advocate for improving veterans' health and social outcomes, will receive the 2025 AACN Pioneering Spirit Award. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) /articles/viven-health-founder-recognized-for-sepsis-advocacy/?sc=rsin /articles/viven-health-founder-recognized-for-sepsis-advocacy/?sc=rsin Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:10:40 EST Thomas Ahrens, PhD, RN, FAAN, will receive the 2025 AACN Pioneering Spirit Award. A nationally recognized sepsis expert, he was an advanced practice nurse and then a research scientist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis for 34 years. He is now chief scientist and learning officer of Viven Health, which he co-founded. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) /articles/american-association-of-critical-care-nurses-selects-cu-s-makic-as-2025-distinguished-research-lecturer/?sc=rsin /articles/american-association-of-critical-care-nurses-selects-cu-s-makic-as-2025-distinguished-research-lecturer/?sc=rsin Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:00:40 EST Mary Beth Flynn Makic, PhD, APRN, CCNS, FAAN, FNAP, FCNS, of the University of Colorado, has been named the 2025 AACN Distinguished Research Lecturer. As a critical care clinician and CNS for more than 36 years, Makic is known for her work to advance independent nursing practice. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) /articles/critical-care-pioneer-receives-aacn-award/?sc=rsin /articles/critical-care-pioneer-receives-aacn-award/?sc=rsin Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:00:28 EST AACN will recognize Dr. Christopher W. Bryan-Brown with a 2025 Pioneering Spirit Award. A pioneering physician, educator and researcher specializing in anesthesiology, he helped shape today's practice of critical care medicine. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) /articles/aacn-publishes-standards-for-appropriate-staffing-in-adult-progressive-care/?sc=rsin /articles/aacn-publishes-standards-for-appropriate-staffing-in-adult-progressive-care/?sc=rsin Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:00:47 EST "AACN Standards for Appropriate Staffing in Adult Progressive Care" provides the first staffing standards for the growing specialty. The document outlines seven standards to incorporate appropriate staffing into everyday operations and patient care, with specific actions, exemplars, tools and resources. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) /articles/aacn-honors-15-nurses-with-2025-circle-of-excellence-award/?sc=rsin /articles/aacn-honors-15-nurses-with-2025-circle-of-excellence-award/?sc=rsin Thu, 24 Apr 2025 18:00:40 EST Nurses chosen for the AACN Circle of Excellence award are nominated by their peers and noted for their solution-oriented approaches to reducing healthcare-associated infection rates, improving their work environments, and helping their organizations address staffing shortages, turnover and other operational issues. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) /articles/accurate-cauti-rates-begin-with-diagnostic-precision/?sc=rsin /articles/accurate-cauti-rates-begin-with-diagnostic-precision/?sc=rsin Tue, 01 Apr 2025 06:00:00 EST Exchanging indwelling catheters after an initial positive urinalysis improved diagnostic accuracy and contributed to two consecutive quarters with no catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) in a step-down unit at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) /articles/new-aacn-scholarships-support-associate-degree-nursing-students/?sc=rsin /articles/new-aacn-scholarships-support-associate-degree-nursing-students/?sc=rsin Thu, 13 Mar 2025 06:00:36 EST The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is partnering with the Organization for Associate Degree Nursing to provide up to 16 $2,500 scholarships this year to students currently enrolled in nursing programs that are institutional members of OADN. Applications due by June 1, with awards announced in November. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) /articles/aacn-publishes-first-edition-of-aacn-scope-and-standards-for-progressive-care-nursing-practice/?sc=rsin /articles/aacn-publishes-first-edition-of-aacn-scope-and-standards-for-progressive-care-nursing-practice/?sc=rsin Tue, 11 Mar 2025 18:30:48 EST "AACN Scope and Standards for Progressive Care Nursing Practice" is now available, marking the first time a stand-alone edition has been tailored specifically to this growing specialty. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) /articles/nurses-share-their-certification-stories/?sc=rsin /articles/nurses-share-their-certification-stories/?sc=rsin Fri, 07 Mar 2025 17:30:18 EST AACN shares the stories of several nurses with specialty credentials in advance of Certified Nurses Day March 19 to underscore their personal pride and commitment to professionalism and quality care. Currently, more than 131,000 nurses hold AACN Certification Corporation credentials, including CCRN and PCCN. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) /articles/covid-19-vs-non-covid-19-outcomes-differ-among-patients-who-require-ecmo/?sc=rsin /articles/covid-19-vs-non-covid-19-outcomes-differ-among-patients-who-require-ecmo/?sc=rsin Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:55:27 EST Patients hospitalized with severe pneumonia who required ECMO had worse outcomes when their diagnosis included COVID-19, including higher mortality, longer hospital stays, higher costs of care and greater likelihood of being discharged to places other than home, according to a new study that examined six years of national inpatient data. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) /articles/american-association-of-critical-care-nurses-recognizes-300-plus-hospital-units-with-revamped-beacon-award-for-excellence/?sc=rsin /articles/american-association-of-critical-care-nurses-recognizes-300-plus-hospital-units-with-revamped-beacon-award-for-excellence/?sc=rsin Thu, 27 Feb 2025 06:00:15 EST More than 300 units successfully applied for AACN's Beacon Award for Excellence in 2024, making them the first to be recognized since the program was updated and became a one-year designation. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) /articles/aarp-and-aacn-announce-funding-initiatives-to-strengthen-nurse-work-environments/?sc=rsin /articles/aarp-and-aacn-announce-funding-initiatives-to-strengthen-nurse-work-environments/?sc=rsin Mon, 24 Feb 2025 06:00:19 EST Proposals are being accepted for grants from the 2025 Nursing Innovations Fund, a continuing collaboration between the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses and AARP to strengthen the nursing workforce. Deadline to apply is April 4, with funded projects to commence July 1 and conclude within one year. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) /articles/combination-approach-helps-prevent-pressure-injuries/?sc=rsin /articles/combination-approach-helps-prevent-pressure-injuries/?sc=rsin Sat, 01 Feb 2025 06:00:00 EST A performance improvement project at a New York hospital ICU led to a decrease in pressure injuries, using a simple worksheet that linked prevention interventions with identified risk factors American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) /articles/nursing-journal-examines-impact-of-climate-change-sustainability-efforts-on-critical-care/?sc=rsin /articles/nursing-journal-examines-impact-of-climate-change-sustainability-efforts-on-critical-care/?sc=rsin Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:15:32 EST A symposium of articles published in AACN Advanced Critical Care examines the various ways climate change has affected acute and critical care. It also highlights the steps individuals and organizations can take to create sustainable changes in healthcare settings. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) /articles/trained-cpr-coaches-add-real-world-impact-to-picu-response-team/?sc=rsin /articles/trained-cpr-coaches-add-real-world-impact-to-picu-response-team/?sc=rsin Wed, 01 Jan 2025 06:00:00 EST Specialized training for designated CPR coaches in the PICU at Children's Wisconsin Milwaukee Hospital contributes to clinically significant improvements in quality CPR delivery metrics in real cardiac arrests American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) /articles/registration-opens-for-aacn-s-nti-2025/?sc=rsin /articles/registration-opens-for-aacn-s-nti-2025/?sc=rsin Thu, 05 Dec 2024 12:25:05 EST The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) invites nurses and other healthcare professionals who provide care for acutely and critically ill patients and their families to its 2025 National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition (NTI) in New Orleans, May 19-21. Media credentials are available. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) /articles/cardiogenic-shock-team-cuts-time-to-diagnosis-by-half/?sc=rsin /articles/cardiogenic-shock-team-cuts-time-to-diagnosis-by-half/?sc=rsin Sun, 01 Dec 2024 06:00:00 EST A cardiogenic shock team at a Texas specialty hospital significantly decreased the time from first signs to diagnosis and from the initial transfer request to acceptance for patients being transferred from a referring hospital American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)