This session discusses the design and implementation of one institution's new ambulatory care staffing model to maximize equity in workload distribution for the portal messages to prevent missed care events…
This session discusses the implementation of a nurse-driven blood pressure medication titration clinic to assist patients with hypertension (HTN) to achieve their blood pressure (BP) goal…
Take your practice and professional growth to the next level by learning evidence-based techniques to present your research and practice improvement work! In this session, members of the AAACN Research Committee share pearls on how to write a winning abstract, create an effective poster presentatio…
Medical assistants (MA) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs)/licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) have seen the expansion of their scope of responsibility that often does not align with their training and education—and RNs usually have oversight of these roles…
The Ambulatory Care Registered Nurse Residency Program: Transition to the Specialty of Ambulatory Care manual identifies preceptors are essential not only to maximize new learners’ competence and confidence, but also contribute to professional socialization and overall success…
Patients transitioning from an inpatient hospital stay to self-care responsibilities post-discharge are at risk for readmission, resulting in increased cost and resource utilization. Care transition programs can result in cost avoidance and decreased resource utilization…
Telephone triage protocol usage as a decision support tool and to help guide nursing judgment is essential for all clinic nurses because telephone triage is a high-risk nursing practice…
During the 2023 AAACN conference, attendees of the Pediatric Special Interest Group (SIG) session were asked to identify topics they viewed as most critical to their nursing practice in pediatric ambulatory care…
Sudden cardiac death is the leading medical cause of death in young athletes. Sports physical exams are used to establish the safety of athletes’ sports participation. Pediatric mobile clinics have been found to increase access to care in communities that are underserved…
This session discusses the development of a chronic disease care management program at our academic medical center to address the needs of complex moderate- to high-risk patients and reduce repeat emergency department utilization and hospital readmissions for these specified populations…
At the 2023 AAACN Annual Conference, the AAACN Staff Patient Education Special Interest Group asked participants to share their main concerns and interests…
Still in the minority, black women who are registered nurses are venturing into new opportunities to design and lead change that will impact health equity and health access and to do so from their unique experience…
Addressing therapeutic inertia in diabetes care, this session explores the positive impact of a collaborative partnership between primary care nurses and diabetes educators (DE) on improving the quality of care for patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus and elevated Hgb A1c (A1c) levels…
CCTM is growing nationwide, and a set of principles and evidence-based resources are constantly being created and updated to support ambulatory care nursing. The CCTM SIG meets to discuss the latest evidence-based tools and research…
Workplace violence, incivility, and bullying decrease patient quality of care and safety. Nurses must demand safe and secure care environments for themselves and their patients, striving for zero tolerance…
In these short rapid-fire presentations, multiple speakers highlight approaches to managing issues related to social determinants of health in the practice environment…
Falls are a persistent problem for community-dwelling older adults, and they impact nearly one-third of the population in rural and urban settings. While fall risk management has been identified as suboptimal, little is known about the use of fall prevention guidelines in primary care…
While there are several issues impacting ambulatory care nurses, the AAACN Board of Directors (BOD) has charged the newly formed AAACN Advocacy Committee with advancing the issue of reimbursement for ambulatory care services provided by RNs…
This session addresses the development of a full-time program to provide continuity and dedicated education for all patient-aligned care team (PACT) members in outpatient clinics…
This session addresses the effectiveness of shared medical appointments as a tool for educating patients on lifestyle changes that positively impact metabolic syndrome…
This session discusses the development of a care coordination pilot program to address complex needs of pediatric gastroenterology patients, with the goals of preventing overuse of the emergency room and inpatient admissions while increasing compliance with plans of care…
This session explores ambulatory care nurses’ knowledge about social drivers of health and existing community resources, perceived confidence to discuss social needs with their patients, and the challenges and opportunities they perceive in integrating the social drivers of health into their care…
Presenters from the NSI SIG Advisory Group engage participants in dialog and help them learn the scope of the NSI SIG work plan and how it supports and contributes to the overall plans of the AAACN Board of Directors and the AAACN Research Committee…
This session explores the historical context of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work along with the current existing work completed and in process in healthcare institutions across the country to create a more equitable space for internal and external stakeholders within these organizations…
This session shares results of the AAACN Research Committee’s ongoing ambulatory care nursing scoping review and assist attendees to identify an experience of their own that could be developed into a publication to fill gaps identified by the scoping review…
This session outlines the development of an innovative residency program to increase expanded nursing roles by providing structured training using an established ambulatory care curriculum, expert mentorship, and co-design with practice administration…
Avoiding patient falls involves being able to learn from each event. Implementing a standardized root-cause-analysis across ambulatory care practices assists in learning how to reduce investigations and offers clinical staff a better understanding of the causes of patient falls…
Insufficient orientation experiences that fail to prepare new and experienced nurses for ambulatory care services often contribute to increased turnover rates and compromises care delivery to patients…
Aiming to improve the transition of patients from hospital to home, a team at one healthcare organization completed a performance improvement project leveraging the registered nurse to lead the transition of care phone call and visit in collaboration with the primary care physician…
This session discusses the need for and the implementation of a comprehensive telephone triage training program for ambulatory care nurses at a large academic medical center…
The town hall session allows for an open forum for discussion between AAACN ambulatory care leaders and attendees on health policy and advocacy issues in ambulatory care nursing…
This session uses a panel format to discuss the role of ambulatory care in conjunction with Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) grants to provide equitable health care to the nation’s highest-need communities…
Ambulatory care registered nurses (RNs) are essential to healthcare access, quality outcomes, and cost containment through efficient and effective resource allocation…
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