Practice Alerts

AACN Practice Alerts are directives to guide evidence-based nursing practice within the context of a healthy work environment. These alerts are based on published evidence and guidelines. AACN creates each alert in collaboration with nursing subject matter experts and completes the process with reviews by nurses like you.

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Accurate Dysrhythmia Monitoring in Adults
Evidence Update: 5/17/2018
Published: 12/1/2016
Assessing Pain in Critically Ill Adults
Published: 12/1/2018
Assessment and Management of Delirium Across the Life Span
Evidence Update: 10/1/2018
Published: 10/1/2016
Ensuring Accurate ST-Segment Monitoring
Evidence Update: 5/17/2018
Published: 2/1/2016
Facilitating Family Presence During Resuscitation and Invasive Procedures Throughout the Life Span
Published: 12/15/2023
Initial and Ongoing Verification of Feeding Tube Placement in Adults
Evidence Update: 1/29/2020
Published: 4/1/2016
Managing Alarms in Acute Care Across the Life Span: Electrocardiography and Pulse Oximetry
Published: 4/3/2018
Manual Prone Positioning in Adults: Reducing the Risk of Harm Through Evidence-Based Practices
Published: 2/1/2023
Obtaining Accurate Noninvasive Blood Pressure Measurements in Adults
Published: 6/1/2016
Last Reviewed: 5/1/2021
PA/CVP Monitoring in Adults
Published: 8/1/2016
Last Reviewed: 7/1/2021
Preventing Venous Thromboembolism in Adults
Published: 10/1/2016
Prevention of Aspiration in Adults
Evidence Update: 5/17/2018
Published: 2/1/2016
Prevention of CAUTI in Adults
Published: 7/31/2016
Last Reviewed: 4/29/2022
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