38th Annual Conference - Registration Brochure Available Now!
Complete registration information for the AAACN 38th Annual Conference on April 23-26, 2013 at the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV is available to download now!
Get in the AAACN Member Spotlight!
In the ViewPoint “Member Spotlight” column, AAACN members are the stars (yet another benefit of membership)! Find out how you could be featured in a future installment.
Awards and Scholarship Deadline Reminder
The awards and scholarship deadline has been changed to November 15. All applications for conference and education scholarships, the Excellence awards, and Research grants are all due on this date.
Ambulatory Certification Review Course & Syllabus
The course is a one-day event offering 7.5 contact hours*. The course provides an overview of the potential content that may be tested on the ambulatory care nursing certification exam.
Certification and Telehealth Courses Available in Many Formats
AAACN provides you with the up-to-date education you need to advance your career. We encourage you to take advantage of two courses designed just for you. If you are preparing for the ambulatory care nursing certification exam, kick start your exam prep by attending the Ambulatory Care Nursing Certification Review Course. Maybe you're looking to enhance your telehealth nursing skills? The Telehealth Nursing Practice Core Course (TNPCC) is for you.
Looking for Telehealth Contact Hours to Maintain Certification?
Published: 06/29/10
AAACN is here to help!
In our recent membership survey, telehealth nurses told us they are having difficulty locating the 45 contact hours in telehealth needed to maintain their telehealth certification through the National Certification Corporation.
AAACN offers several options to obtain contact hours specific to telehealth:
Improvements to our Online Conference Registration
We’ve made modifications to our online registration process to make it easier and more convenient than ever. Check out some of the new features:
How You Can Help Victims of Haiti Earthquake
In the wake of the devastation in Haiti, AAACN joins the American Nurses Association (ANA) to convey our deepest sympathies to those who have suffered incalculable losses.
ANA has received a request from the International Medical Corps (www.imcworldwide.org) to assist in recruiting registered nurses who specialize in:
Revised 2010 National Patient Safety Goals Now Online (Pre-Publication Versions)
The Joint Commission has revised the 2010 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs), and pre-publication versions for all applicable programs are now available on The Joint Commission Web site.
Join Thousands at a Health Care Reform Rally on June 25th!
On June 25th, Health Care for America NOW (HCAN) will host a rally on Capitol Hill around health care reform. The American Nurses Association is one of more than 500 organizations that belongs to HCAN, a grassroots campaign dedicated to passing health care reform in 2009. You can read HCAN's Statement of Common Purpose here.