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October Chapter Member Update

Posted 3 months ago by AACN Chapter Support (American Association of Critical-Care Nurses AACN)

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Celebrating You: Chapter Recognition

Congratulations to the following chapters celebrating milestone anniversaries (in five-year increments until a chapter’s 50th year, then every year). This month we congratulate the following chapters:

  • Lake Champlain Chapter, Plattsburg, NY – 30 years
  • Pioneer Valley Chapter, Springfield, MA – 35 years
  • Smoky Mountain Chapter, Knoxville, TN – 50 years
  • Heart of Illinois Chapter, Peoria, IL – 51 years
  • Inland Northwest Chapter, Spokane, WA – 51 years
  • Rochester Chapter, Rochester, MN – 52 years
  • San Fernando Valley Chapter, Van Nuys, CA – 53 years
  • Volusia Flagler Chapter, Ormond, FL – 53 years

We are grateful for your ongoing leadership and dedication to nursing excellence.

Participate in the AACN Healthy Work Environment Survey by Nov. 13

We appreciate your help in reminding chapter members to participate in the 2025 AACN Healthy Work Environment (HWE) Survey. They should have received the survey email around Oct. 13 from our research partner, Penn Nursing Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research (CHOPR). Members can check their spam folders for the email if it’s not in their inbox. Anyone who did not receive the email can take the survey using the public link below. Please share this link with other nurses throughout your organization. The survey closes Nov. 13.

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Reminder: Updated CCRN Exams Launch in November

On Nov. 12, AACN Certification Corporation will launch revised CCRN certification exams (direct care, knowledge professional and tele-critical care eligibility pathways). Please remind chapter members taking their CCRN exam on or after Nov. 12 to prepare using the updated test plans available on AACN’s website. 



Upcoming Webinar on Progressive Care Nursing Standards

Here’s a learning opportunity that your chapter members may find valuable: “Setting the Standards to Support Progressive Care Nurses,” a free 60-minute webinar on Nov. 13 at 10 a.m. PT. Presenters Julie Miller and Sarah Delgado will discuss developing the standards and applying them to practice, staffing and growth. The session includes a live Q&A and offers 1.0 CE contact hour (CERP C).

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Featured Journal Article: Improving Workplace Culture

A new article in Critical Care Nurse highlights how Los Angeles General Medical Center transformed its workplace culture by implementing AACN’s Healthy Work Environment Standards. The medical center’s initiative reduced nurse turnover, improved retention of new graduates, boosted certification rates, and achieved reductions in nurse-sensitive patient outcomes. Please share this article with your chapter members — it’s so easy to access with the journal’s digital format — and encourage them to explore how HWE standards can strengthen their own work environments. 

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