AAACN President Kathy Mertens describes the crucial role of ambulatory care nurses in protecting patients in a recent American Journal of Nursing investigation, "Ambulatory Surgery Centers: Are They Safe?"

Be Antibiotics Aware: Smart use, Best Care - USAAW is an annual observance that raises awareness of the threat of antibiotic resistance and the importance of appropriate antibiotic use.

HHS has developed materials to help clarify how clinicians can use telemedicine as a tool to expand buprenorphine-based MAT for opioid use disorder treatment.

Mt Laurel, NJ, November 1, 2018—The Accreditation Board for Specialty Nursing Certification (ABSNC), is pleased to announce the Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board (MSNCB™) has been granted accreditation for the Certified in Care Coordination and Transition Management (CCCTM) certification program.

White Coat Syndrome Is a Physiological Reality - A person with white coat syndrome experiences elevated blood pressure readings when he or she is in a medical setting. The blood pressure returns to normal when the person leaves the medical office. Can you help your patients?

Science supports the benefits of protein at breakfast; here, we provide the strategies. Higher-protein breakfasts have been studied in teenagers and young adults and found to reduce subsequent hunger and calorie intake, and prevent gains in body fat. In another study,...

Full-time nurses in California have the highest annual average salaries of nurses in all 50 states, averaging $106,000 per year, according to a survey conducted by ADVANCE Healthcare Network. The survey includes responses from more than 22,000 nurses at every level and focused on specialization, location, education and benefits...

Here Are the Reasons - The simple act of getting vaccinated helps protect your loved ones. Americans experienced one of the most severe flu seasons in four decades last year with flu activity remaining high well into March 2018. Millions of Americans became sick with the flu, an estimated 900,000 were hospitalized, and 80,000 died from flu and its complications. Experts agree that the flu vaccine is the single best way to protect you and your loved ones against the flu.

We invite CCTM SIG members (only) to complete a brief survey. We are interested in understanding what topics are most important to you. Your areas of interest will guide our focus for the CCTM SIG session at the 2019 AAACN Annual Conference in Palm Springs, CA, May 8-11, 2019, as well as topics for future SIG calls/webinars.