Chapter 1: Overview of Critical Care Nursing
▪ Describe the importance of professional organizations & characteristics of the AACN & SCCM
o American Association of Critical-Care Nursing (AACN)
▪ Mission: focuses on as
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Chapter 1: Overview of Critical Care Nursing
▪ Describe the importance of professional organizations & characteristics of the AACN & SCCM
o American Association of Critical-Care Nursing (AACN)
▪ Mission: focuses on assisting acute and critical care nurses to attain knowledge and influence to deliver excellent care
▪ Values: accountability, advocacy, integrity, collaboration, leadership, stewardship, lifelong
learning, quality, innovation, and commitment
▪ Benefits of Membership: continuing education offerings, educational advancement scholarships, research grants, awards, and several official publications
o Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)
▪ Mission: to secure the highest-quality care for all critically ill and injured patients
▪ Vision: to have a health care systemin which all critically ill and injured persons receive care from a multi-professional team directed by an intensivist.
▪ Is dedicated to ensuring excellence and consistency in critical care practice through education,
research, and advocacy
▪ Why is it important for nurses to obtain certification?
o Certification validates knowledge of critical care nursing, promotes professional excellence, an helps nurses to maintain a current knowledge base
o Competencies of Nurses Caring for the Critically Ill
▪ Clinical judgement and clinical reasoning skills
▪ Advocacy and moral agency in identifying and resolving ethical issues
▪ Caring practices that are tailored to the uniqueness of the patient and family
▪ Collaboration with patients, family members, and health care team members
▪ Systems thinking that promotes holistic nursing care
▪ Response to diversity
▪ Facilitator of learning for patients and family members, team members, and the community
▪ Clinical inquiry and innovation to promote the best patient outcome
▪ Describe patient safety goals & examples
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