Implementing Staffing Standards in Adult Critical Care

Webinar Summary

National work force surveys demonstrate that staffing challenges including shortages are the leading problem in nursing today. Appropriate staffing not only lies at the root of quality patient care but also strongly impacts the health of the work environment.

In response to the needs of nurses in our community and beyond, AACN led collaboratives to identify staffing solutions, including the Partners for Nurse Staffing Think Tank and the Nurse Staffing Task Force. Based on their recommendations, AACN has published standards for appropriate staffing that provide specific actions and resources to promote implementation.

In addition to learning about these standards, participants will benefit from a panel discussion offering the perspectives of two direct care nurses and a chief nursing officer. The event also features Q&A time with the panelists. This webinar will help you identify actions you can take to apply this new resource in your own work environment.

Objectives

Discuss key concepts from AACN’s Standards for Appropriate Staffing in Adult Critical Care.
Identify two actions from this new resource that can be applied to your work environment.
Describe how your current role can support implementation of AACN’s standards.

Presenters

Sarah Delgado, DNP, RN, ACNP

Sarah Delgado is a strategic advocacy and policy advisor at AACN. Her work with the strategic advocacy team includes co-leading staffing initiatives, supporting implementation of our healthy work environment standards and collaborating with AACN Certification Corporation on advanced practice regulation. Delgado’s clinical nursing experience includes chronic disease management and palliative care. She has previously served as a nursing faculty member at University of Virginia School of Nursing and has co-edited books on acute and critical care, including AACN Essentials of Progressive Care Nursing and AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing.

Nancy T Blake, PhD,RN,CCRN,NEA-BC,NHDP-BC,FACHE,FAONL,FAAN

Nancy Blake is chief nursing officer (CNO) at Los Angeles General Medical Center and an associate adjunct professor at UCLA School of Nursing. Her distinguished career includes positions as CNO and director of critical care services at large metropolitan hospitals. Blake is a past member of AACN’s board of directors and remains very active in the organization. She speaks and has numerous publications on pediatric disaster preparedness, staffing, and healthy work environments, and her research on social determinants of health and vaccines was supported by a DAISY Health Equity Grant.

Soumya Karne, BSN, RN, CCRN

Soumya Karne is an ICU nurse and mentor at Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Jersey. She is passionate about holistic healthcare, serving as a community advocate who promotes physical and mental wellness through her platform, Wellness Wins. Karne launched her wellness platform during her reign as Miss New Jersey International and continues to expand on her vision. Her healthcare advocacy includes conducting virtual and in-person wellness workshops. As a newer critical care nurse, she actively engages in ongoing professional development via nursing conferences & organizations.

Joseph M Orozco

Joseph is a seasoned healthcare professional with over 20 years of diverse experience as a firefighter, paramedic, ICU nurse, flight nurse and emergency nurse. Currently practicing in the Emergency Department at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center, Dallas, he combines clinical expertise with leadership roles, including regional director of East Texas Medical Center EMS and chair of his hospital’s Magnet Committee. He earned an MSN in 2023, reflecting his commitment to advancing both patient care and nursing leadership.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Successful Completion

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation to be awarded contact hours AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for 1.00 contact hours.

Disclosure

Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content will be identified by the Nurse Planner within the activity. Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content has been mitigated.

Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing education only and does not imply AACN, ANCC, or CBRN approval or endorsement of any commercial products discussed or displayed in conjunction with this educational activity.

Activities with pharmacology hours are to assist the APRN in fulfilling the pharmacotherapeutic education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

Activities meet the standards for most states that require mandatory continuing education for license and/or certification renewal. AACN recommends consulting with your own state board of nursing or credentialing organization before submitting your certificate of completion.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.

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