Nurse practice blueprint’ set for release by AACN
Toolkit will be the first to help CCU nurses
Critical care nurses are about to receive an authoritative set of practice tools that will answer dozens of their questions concerning appropriate levels of patient care in the CCU.
In May, the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) is expected to release the first edition of its long-awaited guide, The Staffing Blueprint: Constructing Your Own Solutions.
The guide is described as a comprehensive resource that covers an exhaustive range of patient-care concerns ranging from acceptable admission-discharge criteria to patient satisfaction and team nursing strategies.
"The Blueprint surpasses anything that’s come before because it focuses on concerns that nurses have expressed, which are directly linked to improving patient care in their units," says Justine Medina, RN, MS, a clinical practice specialist, who is overseeing the project at AACN, which is based in Aliso Viejo, CA.
In fact, the Blueprint replaces the Staffing Toolkit, an older resource that was used by AACN as a practical CCU handbook. According to Medina, the Blueprint should be available for purchase in May.
To obtain a copy, contact: Medina at AACN, 101 Columbia Ave., Aliso Viejo, CA 92656-1491. Telephone: (800) 809-2273. E-mail: [email protected]. Retail price for the tool was not known at time of publication.
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