American Association of Critical Care Nurses
AACN – the American Association of Critical Care Nurses currently is concentrating on the following three initiatives:” healthy work environments, palliative and end of life care and staffing and workforce development. “ AACN is involved in task forces, policy conferences and national standards development to further the aforementioned priorities. In an effort to allow nurses to make optimal contributions to the healthcare system AACN believes skilled communication, collaboration, effective decision making, appropriate staffing and meaningful recognition are all imperative to establish and sustain a healthy work environment.
http://www.aacn.org/