Other Titles
Special Session
Abstract
Session presented on March 18, 2017:
Research confirms the inextricable link between healthy work environments and optimal outcomes for patients, healthcare professionals and organizations. Key evidence contributing to the second edition of the AACN HWE standards and perspectives of nurses regarding the health of the work environment and barriers to optimal nursing practice will be discussed. Learners will be able to: Describe the six essential standards and associated critical elements that are necessary for creating and sustaining healthy work environments; Synthesize mounting evidence that substantiates the importance of healthy work environments and contributed to the release of the 2nd edition of AACN Standards for Establishing and Sustaining Healthy Work Environments: A Journey to Excellence; Delineate nurse perceptions of the health of the work environment and current barriers in the work environment that inhibit optimal nursing practice.
Sigma Membership
Non-member
Lead Author Affiliation
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, Aliso Viejo, California, USA
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Barriers to Nursing Practice, Healthy Work Environment, Healthy Work Environment Standards
Recommended Citation
Barden, Connie and Cassidy, Linda, "AACN standards for healthy work environments: After more than a decade, where are we now?" (2017). Creating Healthy Work Environments Event Materials. 39.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/chwe/2017/presentations_2017/39
Conference Name
Creating Healthy Work Environments 2017
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Conference Year
2017
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Review Type
None: Event Material, Invited Presentation
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AACN standards for healthy work environments: After more than a decade, where are we now?
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Session presented on March 18, 2017:
Research confirms the inextricable link between healthy work environments and optimal outcomes for patients, healthcare professionals and organizations. Key evidence contributing to the second edition of the AACN HWE standards and perspectives of nurses regarding the health of the work environment and barriers to optimal nursing practice will be discussed. Learners will be able to: Describe the six essential standards and associated critical elements that are necessary for creating and sustaining healthy work environments; Synthesize mounting evidence that substantiates the importance of healthy work environments and contributed to the release of the 2nd edition of AACN Standards for Establishing and Sustaining Healthy Work Environments: A Journey to Excellence; Delineate nurse perceptions of the health of the work environment and current barriers in the work environment that inhibit optimal nursing practice.