March 10-16 is Patient Safety Awareness Week (PSAW). The focus this year is on improving safety in the ambulatory setting. A free webcast entitled Advancing Patient Safety Beyond the Hospital will be held on March 13, 2019. The webinar will address the state of ambulatory patient safety in the United States...

The identification and measurement of nurse-sensitive indicators (NSIs) is critical in describing the contributions and value of registered nurses (RNs) in ambulatory care settings. Since 2015, AAACN has partnered with the Collaborative Alliance for Nursing Outcomes (CALNOC) to develop and pilot test ambulatory care NSIs. We are pleased to share an exciting step forward in this work. Press Ganey has acquired the CALNOC registry, including the CALNOC database, nursing measures and indicators...

California contains the most professionally active nurse practitioners in the U.S. with 15,374 NPs, according to a ranking from the Kaiser Family Foundation. The ranking is based on October 2018 ... In total, 164,914 professionally active NPs are working in the U.S...

We are pleased to share that Rebecca Graystone, MS, MBA, RN, NE-BC, Vice President, Magnet Recognition Program^® & Pathway to Excellence^®, American Nurses Credentialing Center, has been added as an additional speaker for the Pre-Conference Session on Wednesday, May 8, at the AAACN Annual Conference.

If you're attending the AAACN Annual Conference, you're invited to the Tri-Service Military Evening Forum on May 9, 2019. Join us for dinner and presentations on "Embracing the Role of Ambulatory Nursing," and "Operational Mission."

The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (2nd edition) provides evidence-based recommendations for youths and adults to safely get the physical activity they need to stay healthy. There are updated guidelines for older adults, adults with chronic health conditions, and adults with disabilities...

The "Grandmother Hypothesis” Gets Some Support! New studies suggest forebears’ age and physical proximity matter when it comes to their grandkids’ survival. Grandmas often help out a lot with grandkids. That may be why women live long past reproductive age and why menopause...

The United States Congress recently recognized longtime AAACN member, Cynthia Murray, by flying an American flag over the U.S. Capitol Building in her honor. Murray was honored for her service to the veterans of southern NJ, advocating for the expansion of local access to quality medical and behavioral health care, decreasing travel burden, and increasing timelines of care received. She has also been a strong advocate in the prevention of veteran suicide.

Surgeon General Jerome Adams: Protect Against the Measles - Measles is one of the most contagious of all infectious diseases. You may have heard about measles in the news recently. Here's what the U.S. Surgeon General wants you to know so you can protect your family.

Nurse.com: Avoid untruths in your nursing documentation - Nurse managers in a home health agency document the start and stop times for IV infusions, but they did not administer the IVs. Can this nursing documentation be considered truthful and accurate.