On a recent national conference call with nurses, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius encouraged nurses to educate people about the ACA. She said, "Nurses play a critical and important role in these efforts. People trust information about the ACA when it comes from nurses and physicians." She asked nurses to continue their efforts through open enrollment, which ends in March 2014.

It's National Volunteer Week - April 6-12, 2014! We are celebrating the volunteers of AAACN! Volunteers connecting and collaborating help the association run smoothly - like a well-oiled machine...

Care Coordination and Transition Management Core Curriculum Editor, Sheila Haas, PhD, RN, FAAN recently shared her thoughts on care coordination and transition management in an interview with NurseZone.

In collaboration with Gannett Healthcare Group, AAACN is pleased to offer another alternative to nurses preparing for the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Ambulatory Care Nursing certification exam and nurses new to ambulatory care who would like to increase their knowledge in this specialty area.

Nationally known nurse leader Cynthia Nowicki Hnatiuk, EdD, RN, CAE, FAAN, of Westampton, NJ, recently received one of the highest honors in nursing with her induction as a Fellow by the American Academy of Nursing.

Book your hotel room at the New Orleans Marriott for the AAACN 2014 Annual Conference, May 19, 2014 - May 22, 2014 at special rates - available on an exclusive basis.

ViewPoint, the official publication of AAACN, is initiating a designated column to address targeted safety topics called "Safety Corner."

Interested in online access to AAACN publications? Contact Wolters Kluwer Health - Ovid to learn about how you and your institution can get electronic access to AAACN content...