▪ 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 att
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▪ 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
o Improve Accuracy of Patient Safety Goals
▪ Use at least 2 identifiers
▪ Ensure correct patient identification for blood transfusions
o Improve Communication among Health Care Providers
▪ Report clinical results of tests and diagnostic procedures on a timely basis
o Improve Medication Safety
▪ Label all medications and containers, including syringes and medicine cups
▪ Reduce harm association with administration of anticoagulants
▪ Reconcile medications across the continuum of care
o Use Alarms Safely
▪ Ensure that alarms are audible and respond to them in a timely manner
o Reduce Risk of Health Care-Associated Infection
▪ Comply with guidelines for hand hygiene
▪ Implement evidence-based guidelines to prevent:
● Infection with multidrug-resistant organisms
● Central-line associated bloodstream infections
● Surgical site infections
● Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
o Identify Safety Risks
▪ Assess patients for suicidal risk
o Prevent Complications Associated with Surgery and Procedures
▪ Conduct a pre-procedure verification process to ensure that surgery is done on the correct patient and site
▪ Mark the correct procedure site
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