Other Titles
Special Session
Abstract
The session describes AACN’s Standards for Appropriate Staffing in Adult Critical Care and their inextricable link to Healthy Work Environment standards. National work on acute and critical care staffing will be reviewed and strategies for applying the staffing standards will be discussed. The presentation emphasizes leveraging the other five Healthy Work Environment standards to implement the staffing standards. Audience questions and participation encouraged.
Notes
References:
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. AACN Standards for Establishing and Sustaining Healthy Work Environments: A Journey to Excellence. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses; 2005.
AACN Standards for Appropriate Staffing in Adult Critical Care. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Accessed December 13, 2024. https://www.aacn.org/nursingexcellence/standards/aacn-standards-forappropriate-staffing-in-adult-critical-care
Blake N, Cardenas-Lopez K, Kahwaji N, et al. Leadership and staff working collaboratively to develop appropriate staffing guidelines. AACN Adv Crit Care. 2024;35(2):173-179.
Sigma Membership
Gamma Tau at-Large
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Expert Opinion (nationally/internationally recognized)
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Staffing, AACN Standards, Healthy Work Environments, HWE
Recommended Citation
Delgado, Sarah and Kidd, Michelle, "Standards for Appropriate Staffing: One Element of a Healthy Work Environment" (2025). Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE). 67.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/chwe/2025/presentations_2025/67
Conference Name
Creating Healthy Work Environments
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Conference Year
2025
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Review Type
Abstract Review Only: Reviewed by Event Host
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Standards for Appropriate Staffing: One Element of a Healthy Work Environment
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
The session describes AACN’s Standards for Appropriate Staffing in Adult Critical Care and their inextricable link to Healthy Work Environment standards. National work on acute and critical care staffing will be reviewed and strategies for applying the staffing standards will be discussed. The presentation emphasizes leveraging the other five Healthy Work Environment standards to implement the staffing standards. Audience questions and participation encouraged.