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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.

Author Details

Connie Barden RN, CCRN-K, CCNS; Linda Cassidy RN, CCNS, CCRN-K

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

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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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.