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Introduction
Welcome to the CareFusion “Appreciation Through Education
Program” AACN Product Guide. The products and services from
the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses listed in this
guide are eligible for redemption using points from the program.
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NTI - National Teaching Institute
NTI Main Conference Registration Gift Certificate
NTI is the world's largest educational conference
and exposition focused on acute and critical care
nurses. NTI is appropriate for bedside nurses,
nurse educators, nurse managers, clinical nurse
specialists and nurse practitioners who care for
patients who are acutely or critically ill.
NTI provides comprehensive, all-encompassing resources to maximize your
contribution to caring and improving the healthcare of these patients and their
families.
The NTI curriculum includes a variety of formal, self-paced and interactive
sessions covering the spectrum of clinical content and professional enrichment.
Earn CE credits, network with nursing colleagues and celebrate your
contributions to the profession – make plans today to attend. Registration opens
January 2011.
To cash in a gift certificate, please call AACN Customer Care at 800-899-2226.
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Membership
AACN members enjoy a wealth of ever-expanding benefits designed to enrich
their professional and personal lives. From unlimited free CE credits to awardwinning journals to local chapter affiliation and discounts on products and
programs, we think the advantages of membership will surprise and delight you.
Membership 1-year option
Active Membership
Any registered nurse who is interested in any aspect of acute
or critical care nursing and is in good standing with the
1-year
licensing agency of his/her state or territory is eligible for
active membership. Nurses employed in research,
administration, teaching, medical-surgical, telemetry,
progressive care units, home health, or any healthcare agency are also eligible.
Membership 3-year option
Active Membership
Any registered nurse who is interested in any aspect of acute
or critical care nursing and is in good standing with the
3-year
licensing agency of his/her state or territory is eligible for
active membership. Nurses employed in research,
administration, teaching, medical-surgical, telemetry,
progressive care units, home health, or any healthcare agency are also eligible.
To cash in a gift certificate, please call AACN Customer Care at 800-899-2226
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Certification
AACN Certification Corporation administers certification and renewal programs
for nurses to proudly demonstrate the specialized knowledge, skills and abilities
necessary for safe and effective acute and critical care nursing practice.
Acute & Critical Care Nursing Certification
CCRN® specialty certification is for RNs working at the bedside of acutely
and/or critically ill patients. The clinical setting may include ICUs, CCUs,
Emergency Departments, Trauma Units, Interventional Radiology/Cardiology
Units, or Critical Care Transport/Flight. There are three separate exams for
nurses who care for adult, neonatal and pediatric patients.
Exam Registration Gift Certificate (Adult/Pediatric/Neonatal)
To cash in a gift certificate, please call AACN Customer Care at
800-899-2226
Certification Renewal Gift Certificate (Adult/Pediatric/Neonatal)
To cash in a gift certificate, please call AACN Customer Care at
800-899-2226
Exam Prep Product Bundles:
ƒ Adult CCRN:
DVD Bundle
Product #302000
Includes Review Course on DVD, AACN Core Curriculum, Practice
Exam Questions
Audio CD Bundle
Product #302005
Includes Review Course on Audio CD, AACN Core Curriculum,
Practice Exam Questions
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Certification
CD-ROM Bundle
Product #302010
Includes Review Course on CD-ROM, AACN Core Curriculum,
Practice Exam Questions
ƒ Pediatric CCRN:
DVD Bundle
Product #302006
Includes Review Course on DVD, Pediatric Core Curriculum,
Practice Exam Questions
Audio CD Bundle
Product #302008
Includes Review Course on Audio CD, Pediatric Core Curriculum,
Practice Exam Questions
ƒ Neonatal CCRN:
DVD Bundle
Product #302007
Includes Review Course on DVD, Neonatal Core Review,
Practice Exam Questions
Audio CD Bundle
Product #302009
Includes Review Course on Audio CD, Neonatal Core Review,
Practice Exam Questions
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Certification
Progressive Care Nursing Certification Gift Certificate
PCCN® certification is for progressive care nurses working at the bedside of
acutely ill adult patients. Progressive care is how AACN collectively describes
areas such as Intermediate Care Units, Direct Observation Units, Stepdown
Units, Telemetry Units and Transitional Care Units. PCCN certification is also
appropriate for nurses who practice in Cardiac Catheterization Labs and
Emergency Departments.
Exam Registration
To cash in a gift certificate, please call AACN Customer Care at
800-899-2226
Certification Renewal
To cash in a gift certificate, please call AACN Customer Care at
800-899-2226
Exam Prep Product Bundle
DVD Bundle
Product #302015
Includes Review Course on DVD, Essentials of Progressive Care
Orientation, Practice Exam Questions
CD-ROM Bundle
Product #302016
Includes Review Course on CD-ROM, Essentials of Progressive
Care Orientation, Practice Exam Questions
Audio CD Bundle
Product #302017
Includes Review Course on Audio CD, Essentials of Progressive
Care Orientation, Practice Exam Questions
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AACN Protocols For Practice:
Creating a Healing Environment
Editor: Nancy C.
Molter
2007, 200 pages
Product #170690
AACN Protocols for
Practice: Healing
Environments discusses the benefits
of creating a healing environment for
critically ill patients and their families
and how changes to a patient's
environment can promote healing.
Family needs, visitation,
complementary therapies, and pain
management are also covered
AACN Protocols For Practice:
Care of the Mechanically
Ventilated Patients
Editor: Suzanne M.
Burns
2006, 320 pages
Product #170685
AACN Protocols for
Practice: Care of
Mechanically Ventilated Patients
guides clinicians' practice in the
following categories: airway
management, modes and methods
of mechanical ventilation, weaning,
sedation and neuromuscular
blockade, nutrition support, and
home care management of
ventilator-assisted patients. Each
protocol guides clinicians in the
appropriate selection of patients, use
and application of management
principles, initial and ongoing
monitoring, discontinuation of
therapies or interventions, and
selected aspects of quality control.
AACN Protocols For Practice:
Noninvasive Monitoring
Editor: Suzanne M.
Burns
2006, 113 pages
Product #170680
Delineated evidence
for using devices for
noninvasive patient monitoring of
blood pressure, heart rhythms, pulse
oximetry, end-tidal carbon dioxide,
and respiratory waveforms. These
protocols guide clinicians in the
appropriate selection of patients for
use of the device, application of the
device, initial and ongoing
monitoring, device removal, and
selected aspects of quality control.
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AACN Protocols For Practice:
Palliative Care and End-of- Life
Issues in Critical Care
Editor: Kathleen A.
Puntillo, Justine L.
Medina
2006, 59 pages
Product #170900
The protocol provides
the latest evidence related to
palliative care and end-of-life issues
in critical care. This protocol is
introduced by case studies, followed
by general information,
competencies, ethical
considerations, occupational
hazards, summarizes of current
research, future research needs, and
practice recommendations.
Recommendations are rated
according to the level of evidence
that is available to support the
statement. Annotated bibliographies,
suggested readings, and cross
references provide guidance for
learning more about the specific
patient care issue. This protocol is a
great resource for advanced practice
nurses, educators, researcher, and
the bedside clinicians when
reviewing and developing practice
standards in end-of-life and palliative
care issues in critical care setting.
AACN – AANN Monitoring
Technologies in Critically Ill
Neuroscience Patients
Editor: Linda R.
Littlejohns, Mary Kay
Bader
2008, 216 pages
Product #170695
AACN-AANN Protocols for Practice:
Monitoring Technologies in Critically
Ill Neuroscience Patients provides
clinicians at the point of care with the
latest research findings in patient
care in a format which is easy to
understand and integrate into clinical
practice. Each protocol guides
clinicians in the appropriate selection
of patients, use and application of
management principles, initial and
ongoing monitoring, discontinuation
of therapies or interventions, and
selected aspects of quality control.
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Crucial Conversations & Crucial
Confrontations book bundle
Author: K. Patterson
Product #302030
When faced with high
stakes and emotional
discussions, many of
us either step up to
the challenge and fail
(we're typically on our worst
behavior) or we avoid the discussion
altogether. Here are tools that teach
what it takes to master crucial
conversations-tools that yield results
in areas like productivity, quality,
safety, diversity, change
management, and personal
relationships. Learn the secrets of
people who have been identified by
their peers as masters of crucial
conversations.
In Crucial Confrontations, discover
skills to resolve touchy, controversial
and complex issues in the workplace
and at home. Crucial Confrontations
teaches you how to deal with
violated expectations in a way that
solves the problem at hand, and
doesn't harm the relationship -- and
in fact, even strengthens it.
Giving Feedback: Expert
Solutions for Everyday
Challenges
Editor: HBS
2006, 96 pages
Product #128283
Giving feedback is essential to
helping employees perform better at
work. It lets people know when they
are meeting or exceeding
expectations and when they need to
get back on track. This practical
guide shows managers how to
develop and refine this necessary
skill.
AACN’s Advanced Critical Care
Nursing
Editor: K. Carlson
2008, 1632 pages
Product #128250
From AACN experts
comes a resource
dedicated to helping
you oversee or care for critical care
patients in any practice setting. This
comprehensive critical care nursing
textbook addresses serious and
potentially life-threatening patient
conditions with a foundation rooted
in the critical thinking process: the
comprehension, analysis, synthesis,
and application of knowledge.
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AACN Procedure Manual for
Critical Care
Author: D. LynnMcHale, K. K.
Carlson
2005, 1280 pages
Product #128150
AACN Procedure Manual for Critical
Care offers comprehensive coverage
of procedures unique to the critical
care environment. This edition is
thoroughly revised, updated, and
expanded to reflect the current state
of critical care nursing practice.
Information is presented in a highly
illustrated step-by-step format with
supporting rationales for each step of
every procedure. This resource also
emphasizes evidence-based practice
and provides complete coverage of
the latest clinical studies.
AACN Procedure Manual for
Pediatric Acute and Critical Care
Editor: J. Verger
2007, 1520 pages
Product #131104
Using detailed, stepby-step guidelines,
this comprehensive
book covers procedures commonly
performed by all nurses in pediatric
critical care. Following the successful
format of the AACN Procedure
Manual for Critical Care, 5th edition,
this new resource focuses on the
unique aspects of caring for infants
and children. This easy-to-use guide
includes the latest information, a
strong evidence base, and a
supporting rationale for each step of
each procedure.
AACN’s Essentials of Critical Care
Nursing bundle, 2nd Edition
Author: M. Chulay,
S. Burns
Product #302040
2010, 569 pages
Covering basic to
advanced critical care concepts, this
easy-to-use, evidence-based
resource provides an essential
foundation for the nursing care of
critically ill patients. It is the ideal
reference for nurses beginning their
critical care experience as well as
experienced nurses who may use
the book as a user-friendly resource
for both essential and advanced
concepts.
The pocket handbook provides the
essential information needed for
quick reference in intensive care,
coronary care, PACUs, telemetry
units, and other critical care settings.
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AACN’s Essentials of Progressive
Care Nursing, 2nd Edition
Editor: M. Chulay
Product #302041
2010, 515 pages
Written by
nationally known
clinical experts in
acute care nursing, the textbook
provides foundational information,
whether you're a nurse who works in
progressive care, or a student
preparing for the certification exam in
progressive care nursing. You'll find
a concise presentation of essential
information for the safe and
competent care of adult progressive
care patients and their families.
The pocket handbook delivers
fingertip access to need-to-know
details on the care of adult,
progressive care patients and their
families.
Subscription to AACN’s Advanced
Critical Care quarterly journal
AACN Advanced
Critical Care,
formerly AACN
Clinical Issues, now
offers more support
to keep your critical
care practice up to
date. The journal has broadened its
scope to cover the full range of
critical care challenges, including
moral distress in caregivers,
understanding advanced modes of
mechanical ventilation and
preventing and managing
complications of critical illness. In
addition, the journal delivers the
newest, most crucial advice on such
topics as dealing with complex ECG
rhythms, new critical care drugs and
leading-edge technologies.
As an official publication of the
American Association of CriticalCare Nurses, AACN Advanced
Critical Care is the premier source of
information for the critical care and
acute care nurse, CNS and NP.
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AACN Hemodynamic Management
Pocket Card
Editor: AACN Product #400751
This pocket reference card provides
management assistance for a wide
variety of patients with changes in
cardiac output related to alterations
in preload, afterload, contractility,
and heart rate.
AACN Laboratory Values Pocket
Reference Card
Editor: AACN Product #400752
This pocket reference card provides
a wide range of lab results at your
fingertips including: hematology,
arterial blood gasses, coagulation
studies, immunology/serology, blood
chemistry, drug levels, cerebrospinal
fluid, and urine chemistry and
includes a handy blood collection
reference tool.
AACN Hematology Pocket
Reference Card
Editor: AACN Product #400753
Laminated, 2 sided, tri-folded pocket
card. Contents include detailed table
of blood component therapy with
indications and comments about
administration, indications for
transfusion and an additional
detailed table of coagulation
monitoring information.
AACN Sepsis Pocket Reference
Card
Editor: AACN Product #400754
The Sepsis management pocket
reference addresses:
• Criteria for differentiating
sepsis vs. sever sepsis
• Goal-directed sepsis
resuscitation measures
• Sepsis management
measures
• Measures to support
critically ill patients with
sepsis
• Practice Alerts related to
managing patients with
sepsis
AACN Dysrhythmia Recognition
Pocket Card
Editor: AACN Product #400758
Characteristics of common
dysrhythmias and their identifying
rhythm strips can be found on this
card.
AACN Acute Renal Failure Pocket
Reference
Editor: AACN Product #400755
Quick Pocket reference for
information on:
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• Acute Renal Failure
Frequency
• Acute Renal Failure
Mortality/Morbidity
Contains charts on:
• Renal Failure
• Causes & Clinical Conditions
• Laboratory Findings in Acute
Renal Failure
• RIFLE Criteria: a classification
scheme for acute renal failure
• Drugs that Require Dosage
Modification in Renal Failure
• Risk Factors for Contract
Induced Nephropathy
• Criteria for the Initiation of
Renal Replacement Therapy
in the ICU
• Acute Renal Failure Common
Assessment Finding
• Acute Renal Failure Nursing
Interventions
• Signs And Symptoms of
Electrolyte Imbalance
AACN Adult Critical Care
Assessment Pocket Reference
Editor: AACN Product #400757
The new Adult Critical Care
Assessment Pocket Reference
contains relevant information
pertinent to the adult critical care
demographic. Assessment values,
i.e. Braden Scale to predict Pressure
Sores, MMSE, Comprehensive
Geriatric Assessment, etc.
AACN Cardiac Medication Pocket
Reference Card
Editor: AACN Product #400801
This pocket reference card provides
information on common cardiac
medications, including loading and
maintenance dosages, indications
and contraindications. Quick
reference drug categories:
Antidysrhythmic Medications,
Inotropic Drugs, Vasodilator Drugs.
AACN Cardiovascular
Assessment Pocket Reference
Card
Editor: AACN Product #400855
This quick reference covers vital
signs, heart tones, murmurs, cardiac
enzymes and much more.
AACN Medication Calculation
Pocket Reference
Editor: AACN Product #400851
Pocket reference that offers several
methods to calculate concentrations
of drugs per ml of fluid delivered.
Includes how to factor in amount of
drug, conversion factor and
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concentration. Has examples of
calculation for microgram per
kilogram per minute, micrograms per
minute, milligram per minute and
milligram per hour.
AACN Neurological Assessment
Pocket Reference Card
Editor: AACN Product #400851
Content covers mental status
exam/cerebral function; assessment
of cranial nerve reflex responses;
assessment of motor function;
dermatomes; Glasgow Coma Scale
for adult, child and infant; and
assessment of intracranial dynamics.
AACN Pulmonary Management
Pocket Reference Card
Editor: AACN Product #400851
This pocket reference gives nurses
quick and convenient pulmonary
information including:
• Pulmonary assessment
• Breath sounds
• Blood gas analysis
• Ventilator settings
• Weaning criteria including
BWAP
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