Welcome Suffolk County AACN Annual Symposium AACNs 50

Welcome Suffolk County AACN Annual Symposium

AACN’s 50 th Anniversary Penny Vaughan, 1 st AACN Secretary

AACN’s History O 1969: The American Association of O O Cardiovascular Nurses (AACN) was formed 1971: the name was changed to American Association of Critical Care Nurses 1974: The first National Teaching Institute&Critical Care Exposition (NTI) 1975: AACN Certification Corporation was founded 1976: CCRN critical Care certification was launched

AACN History O 1 st President Mrs. Norma Shepard O Founded by a group of nurses in Nashville O O Tennessee Nationally AACN now has 125, 000 members AACN is the largest specialty nursing organization in the world There are 500, 000 critical care nurses in the country Over 8, 000 critical care nurses attended NTI this year

AACN President Lisa Riggs O Our Voice, Our Strength “Hospital Leaders need to start thinking about us as an investment- and not an expense. And AACN is taking steps to make this happen” “We all want to find a better model for staffing so we can make our optimal contribution. And AACN is committed to using our collective voice and strength to see this through. Of course, addressing this is complex issue will take time. But rest assured we are committed to advancing this crucial work as our advocacy priority. ”

President Elect: Megan Brunson O Megan is currently a night shift supervisor of the cardiovascular intensive care unit (CVICU) at Medical City Dallas, a position she has held since 2007 O Introduced theme for this upcoming year

Unstoppable “We are nurses. We cannot be stopped from doing what’s right for our patients” “Unstoppable is knowing if we get knocked down, we get up again” “Unstoppable is using our unique talents to expose inefficiencies and celebrate positive, innovative solutions, no matter how small” “We are Unstoppable from the inside in, by preventing adverse outcomes, courageously using our voice and pursuing the unimaginable to better ourselves and our profession”

Education for Everyone!

Poster Presentations

2020 NTI Indianapolis rd th May 3 -7 , 2020

PCCN and CCRN Certification