We are happy to announce that LVM Systems has renewed their AAACN Corporate Membership for the new year! LVM Systems develops and markets software and related Internet products exclusively for the healthcare call center industry.

The Georgia Local Networking Group (GLNG) held its first annual holiday party on Tuesday, December 13th at the 57th Fighter Group Restaurant on Claremont Road in Atlanta, GA. Read about it and view the Flickr Photo Album!

The 2016 Member-Get-a-Member (MGM) campaign was the most successful in AAACN history. Members smashed last year’s record-breaking numbers, with 143 existing members recruiting an incredible 206 new members!

According to the annual Gallup honesty / ethics poll, nurses rated highest - again - among professions for 15th straight year. Nurses top the list with 84% of the public rating their standards as "high" or "very high...".

This JAMA article reinforces that registered nurses are key to transforming primary care practice, which will require visionary and vocal leadership from leaders of nursing and medical schools, primary care practices, health care organizations, and policy makers.

(From the AAACN Career Center) - Tips For Work / Life Balance As A Nurse. If you’re a nurse like me, you may feel that you’re always "on." It’s hard to separate our nursing from non-nursing lives. As a nurse, I’m sure you can agree...

Provision 5 of the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses (2015) makes clear that the nurse owes the same duties to self as to others, including the responsibility to promote health and safety, preserve wholeness of character and integrity, maintain competence, and continue personal and professional growth (p. 19).

If you’re preparing to enter the nursing workforce, you’ve chosen an excellent time. According to employment projections by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, registered nurse tops the list of occupations with excellent job growth potential through 2020.

CoverMyMeds is one of the fastest growing health care technology companies in the U.S., integrated directly within prescriber and pharmacists’ existing workflow.

(From the AAACN Career Center) Simply put, it’s essential that you, as a job candidate, take a close look at your references each time you make a change to your resume.