Recently added articles from AAACN Viewpoint:
Point of Care Testing
Nov 01, 2008; ... The Voice of Ambulatory Care Nursing Major technological advances over the past 10 years have changed the way patient care is delivered in health care settings. For many years, due to the complexity of the testing and the large, expensive equipment that was required to analyze specimens, ...
Build Your Leadership Skills By Volunteering
Nov 01, 2008; ... In my previous message I discussed the qualities of a leader and how every ambulatory care nurse is a leader no matter what their role. We all play a vital part in making our workplace and AAACN a remarkable organization. Now I would like to discuss the importance of participation and ...
Pandemic Influenza: A Stakeholder Meeting
Nov 01, 2008; ... In August, I had the honor of representing AAACN at The 2008 Call Centers Coordination for Pandemic Influenza Stakeholder Meeting, held in Atlanta, Georgia. The meeting was hosted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) and the Oak ...
Linda Brixey, RN, Joins Board of Directors
Nov 01, 2008; ... Linda Brixey, RN, program manager, clinical education, at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, Houston, TX, is a new member of the AAACN board of directors. Linda has served on the Nominating Committee and Program Planning Committee, co-chaired the Patient Education SIC, and chaired the Staff Education SIG ...
Defining the Role of the Professional Nurse in the Ambulatory Care Setting
Nov 01, 2008; ... One of the benefits of AAACN membership is the ability to submit questions regarding practice, standards, and other topics via our Web site, www.aaacn.org. The questions are redirected to AAACN members who have volunteered to serve on an "Expert Panel," and as such have agreed to respond to ...
AAACN Welcomes New Group Members
Nov 01, 2008; ... Many facilities are realizing the advantages of paying for their nurses to hold memberships in professional nursing organizations. The advantages to facilities are too numerous to list, but a few are: retention through nurse satisfaction; a feeling of worth that the employer values its nurses ...
Scholarship/Awards Application Deadline - January 15
Nov 01, 2008; ... AAACN's scholarship program supports the advancement of ambulatory nurses and nursing practice through the provision of scholarships and research grants. Funds are raised through the annual Silent Auction and private donations. Applying for these awards is a very simple ...
New Electronic Renewal Notices
Nov 01, 2008; ... In conjunction with AAACN "going green" at the 2009 conference, renewal notices will be e-mailed to members who have given us e-mail addresses. If your membership expires on December 31 , 2008, you should have received your renewal notice via the e-mail address the national office has on file ...
Educate Your Staff on Current Telehealth Practices
Nov 01, 2008; ... Instructors for the newly updated Telehealth Nursing Practice Core Course (TNPCC) will be ready to take the course "on the road" beginning in the early part of 2009. This course is an excellent way to orient nurses new to telehealth practice, enhance knowledge of telehealth practice, and provide ...
"Three Amigos" Take Ambulatory Care Nursing Certification Review Course On the Road
Nov 01, 2008; ... Candy Laughlin, E. Mary Johnson, and Susan Paschke, known by some as the "three amigos," are always on the alert to travel across the country to teach the Ambulatory Care Nursing Certification Review Course. These instructors traveled seven weekends in 2007 to teach the course, most recently at ...
Anticoagulation Management Services (AMS) LIVE Audio Seminar in January
Nov 01, 2008; ... Earn 1.25 contact hours! Date: Wednesday, 1/21/09 Time: 10:00 a.m. Pacific, 1 1 :00 a.m. Mountain, 12:00 p.m. Central, 1 :00 p.m. Eastern Member Price: $99 member Regular Price: $129 non-member CNE Credit: 1.25 contact hours* Presenter: Dorene ...
AAACN Holds Fall Board of Directors Meeting
Nov 01, 2008; ... The AAACN board of directors held its fall meeting at the Pitman national office. AAACN staff members explained their responsibilities in supporting AAACN to new board member, Linda Brixey, RN. (See page 3 to learn more about Linda.) The board met for two days, and the main topic of ...
the VAGUE CALLER
Nov 01, 2008; ... I often use the metaphor of an artist painting a masterpiece to describe the telehealth triage process. The nurse is the artist. The patient situation is the subject of the painting. The palette of colors is the telehealth template. The brushes are the communication tools that a telehealth nurse ...
Our Voice Counts
Nov 01, 2008; ... Many great things happened at AAACN's 33rd Annual Conference in Chicago in April 2008. One important advancement occurred with the formation of the Legislative Committee. Members include: Chairperson, Pat Reynaga, RN Co-chair, Angelia Elum-O'Neal, RN, MSEd Board Liaison, ...
SIG NEWS
Nov 01, 2008; ... Patient Education SIC DHHS HealthFinder Web Site Updated The Department of Health and Human Services has recently updated the HealthFinder Web site (http://healthfinder.gov) with new interactive health management tools and personalized recommendations (myhealthfinder) for ...
REAL NURSES ISSUES SOLUTIONS
Nov 01, 2008; ... It is a privilege to introduce Sandy Sutton, BSN, RN,C, AAACN member and an ambulatory nurse who has truly "come up through the ranks." Sandy started her nursing career as an LPN in 1981. In 1990, she moved to Florida and began working on an OB/GYN unit. "I was fortunate to work with a wonderful ...
Empowering Patients Leads to Better Diabetes Care: A Collaborative approach
Sep 01, 2008; ... There is an epidemic of obesity in America, which has lead to an epidemic of type Il diabetes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2008), there are 24 million individuals in the U.S. with diabetes, and another 57 million with prediabetes, a condition that increases the ...
The Leader in All of Us
Sep 01, 2008; ... As AAACN works toward becoming a remarkable association, we also want to assist our members to become remarkable individuals. We work toward this goal by providing educational programs and resources; encouraging members to participate in task forces, committees, and special interest groups; and ...
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) Staff Nurse Advisory Panel
Sep 01, 2008; ... It was my privilege to represent AAACN at the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) Staff Nurse Advisory Panel meeting on August 13 and 14, 2008. The role of the panel was created to assist AACN and the CNL Steering Committee in the role of the CNL. Their role also includes implementation across all ...
Ambulatory Care Nurses: Leave a Footprint in Latin America and the Caribbean
Sep 01, 2008; ... In June 2007, the USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) began its travel of more than 11,680 nautical miles to complete a four-month humanitarian assistance and training deployment to 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries. The mission was in support of President Bush's initiative, "Advancing the Cause of ...