AAACN provides you with the up-to-date education you need to advance your career. We encourage you to take advantage of two courses designed just for you. If you are preparing for the ambulatory care nursing certification exam, kick start your exam prep by attending the Ambulatory Care Nursing Certification Review Course. Maybe you're looking to enhance your telehealth nursing skills? The Telehealth Nursing Practice Core Course (TNPCC) is for you.

Congratulations to Susan Natale, our Member-Get-A-Member campaign winner for September. Susan recruited Marie C. Proverb, her colleague from Cambridge Health Alliance in Massachusetts. Susan received a $50 AAACN certificate. Welcome, Marie, and congratulations, Susan!

One of the benefits of AAACN membership is receiving a subscription to one of four nursing journals:Dermatology Nursing, MEDSURG Nursing, Nursing Economic$, or Pediatric Nursing. If you subscribe to Dermatology Nursing or Pediatric Nursing, you can now earn FREE contact hours in each issue. To earn your free CNE, simply complete the online posttests.

Published: 06/29/10

AAACN is here to help!

In our recent membership survey, telehealth nurses told us they are having difficulty locating the 45 contact hours in telehealth needed to maintain their telehealth certification through the National Certification Corporation.

AAACN offers several options to obtain contact hours specific to telehealth:

As a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Partner, AAACN was alerted to recent news on the influenza situation, influenza key points and messages, emergency preparedness, traveler's health, and food and drug safety.

Visit the COCA news site to catch up on these and other news stories (click on "Past Updates from the Registry") or sign up to receive COCA weekly updates directly.