Chapter 1: Overview of Critical Care Nursing ▪ Describe the importance of professional organizations & characteristics of the AACN & SCCM o American Association of Critical-Care Nursing (AACN) ▪ Mission: focuses on assisting acute and critical care nurses to attain knowledge and influence to deliver excellent care ▪ Values: accountability, advocacy, integrity, collaboration, leadership, stewardship, lifelong learning, quality, innovation, and commitment ▪ Benefits of Membership: conti...

NR340 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE Overview of CC Critical Care Nursing • Deals with human responses to critical illness or injury o Physiological o Psychological • Focus on both the patient’s and family’s responses • Critical Care Overview • Not always centered in an “ICU setting” o Inpatient o Outpatient o Home Care o eICU o Tele-stepdown o Post anesthesia o Flight nursing-transport • Professional Organizations o American Association of Critical-Care Nurses o Society of Critical Care...