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Critical Care Association President Wants Nurses to be Heard

Nurse.com

A self-proclaimed millennial, Amanda Bettencourt , PhD, APRN, CCRN-K, ACCNS-P, is serving a one-year term as president of the world’s largest specialty nursing organization, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). Amanda Bettencourt, APRN. A: The first would be the staffing crisis.

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7 Must-Read Stories for CNOs

Health Leaders | Nursing

Though a handful of state legislatures have enacted or are considering mandating nurse-to-patient staffing ratios, staffing should stay in the hands of nurses, Robin Begley , CEO of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL), told HealthLeaders in a story that ranked No.