Health Policy & Nursing
100

This AACN quality and safety focus ensures dignity, respect, and shared decision-making, and policies support it by requiring patient and family engagement in care.

What is patient-centered care?

200

This AACN focus ensures care is based on the best available research, with policies mandating clinical guidelines.


What is evidence-based practice?

400

This theme promotes “zero harm” culture, with policies requiring safety reporting and accountability systems.


What is safety?

500

Policies addressing disparities and social determinants of health are rooted in this AACN theme.


What is health equity & access?