Critical Care Guided Notes Chapter 1-4. Questions and answers, rated A+. Verified.

Critical Care Guided Notes Chapter 1-4. Questions and answers, rated A+. Verified. 2 professional organizations for critical care nurses - -American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) mission of the AACN - -focuses on assisting acute and critical care nurses to attain knowledge and influence to deliver excellence care vision of the AACN - -supports creating a health care system driven by the needs of patients and families in which critical care nurses make their optimal contributions, which is described as synergy (mixture of nurse, system, and patient along with patient characteristics and nurse competencies) values of the AACN - -accountability, advocacy, integrity, collaboration, leadership, stewardship, lifelong learning, quality, innovation, and commitment Synergy Model of Care - -focuses on the extent to which nurses' competencies match patients' characteristics goal of the synergy model - -"restore the patient to an optimal level of wellness as defined by the patient and family" who can get the CCRN certification - -nurses who provide care for critically ill adult, pediatric, or neonatal populations who can get the PCCN certification - -nurses who provide acute care in progressive care, telemetry, and similar units