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Cover Article| December 01 2009

AACN’s Healthy Work Environment Standards and an Empowering Nurse Advancement System

Dawn Vollers, RN, APN, BC;

Dawn Vollers, RN, APN, BC

Dawn Vollers is an advanced practice nurse, Edie Hill is a clinician VI, Cynthia Roberts is a manager in the Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing, Lori Dambaugh is a clinician IV, and Zara R. Brenner is a clinician VI at Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, New York. Brenner is also an assistant professor at The College at Brockport, State University of New York.

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Edie Hill, RN, MPA, BSN, CNOR;

Edie Hill, RN, MPA, BSN, CNOR

Dawn Vollers is an advanced practice nurse, Edie Hill is a clinician VI, Cynthia Roberts is a manager in the Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing, Lori Dambaugh is a clinician IV, and Zara R. Brenner is a clinician VI at Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, New York. Brenner is also an assistant professor at The College at Brockport, State University of New York.

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Cynthia Roberts, RN, MS;

Cynthia Roberts, RN, MS

Dawn Vollers is an advanced practice nurse, Edie Hill is a clinician VI, Cynthia Roberts is a manager in the Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing, Lori Dambaugh is a clinician IV, and Zara R. Brenner is a clinician VI at Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, New York. Brenner is also an assistant professor at The College at Brockport, State University of New York.

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Lori Dambaugh, RN, BSN, BC, PCCN;

Lori Dambaugh, RN, BSN, BC, PCCN

Dawn Vollers is an advanced practice nurse, Edie Hill is a clinician VI, Cynthia Roberts is a manager in the Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing, Lori Dambaugh is a clinician IV, and Zara R. Brenner is a clinician VI at Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, New York. Brenner is also an assistant professor at The College at Brockport, State University of New York.

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Zara R. Brenner, RN-BC, MS, ACNS-BC

Zara R. Brenner, RN-BC, MS, ACNS-BC

Dawn Vollers is an advanced practice nurse, Edie Hill is a clinician VI, Cynthia Roberts is a manager in the Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing, Lori Dambaugh is a clinician IV, and Zara R. Brenner is a clinician VI at Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, New York. Brenner is also an assistant professor at The College at Brockport, State University of New York.

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Crit Care Nurse (2009) 29 (6): 20–27.

https://doi.org/10.4037/ccn2009263

An empowering clinical nurse advancement system can facilitate institutional behaviors that embrace all of AACN’s healthy work environment.

A healthy work environment and a high-functioning nurse advancement system are inherently complementary. Both contribute to the delivery of optimal patient care by nurses. In this article, we describe the synergy between a healthy work environment and the advancement of nurses at the bedside.

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has a substantial history of advocating for positive work environments in which “acute and critical care nurses can make their optimal contribution.”¹ Globally, the International Council of Nurses has launched a campaign to promote positive practice environments, recognizing their impact on employees’ well-being, productivity, retention, and outcomes.² Toward this essential end, AACN developed and published Standards for Establishing and Sustaining Healthy Work Environments.³ This document affirms that healthy work environments support and foster excellence in patient care and...

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