AACN Happenings
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Updates to AACN Member Journal Benefits
12/3/2025
Beginning Jan. 2, 2026, AACN journals American...
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Clinical Voices November 2025
11/12/2025
In this issue, read articles on reducing distress...
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President's Column: On Purpose, With Gratitude
11/11/2025
When her sister was hospitalized last spring,...
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AACN Supporting 2025 Nurses Day of Action
11/5/2025
AACN is taking action for nurses' well-being on...
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Nurse Staffing Identified as New Joint Commission...
10/21/2025
The Joint Commission (TJC) recently released...
Shared Knowledge and Tips
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Promoting a Healthy Work Environment: Supporting...
12/1/2025
Explore how nurse leaders can foster their...
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Implementation Science in Nursing Practice:...
11/4/2025
Learn how implementation science in nursing...
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Where Healing Still Happens: UAB’s Tele-ICU...
10/20/2025
Tele-ICUs offer telehealth opportunities for...
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Key Takeaways From the 2025 Focused Update to the...
9/29/2025
Get up-to-date on the 2025 PADIS guidelines’...
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Optimizing Posterior 12-Lead ECG Placement in...
9/9/2025
Nurses have certainly learned a lot about...
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