Open AccessAACN’s 50th Anniversary: Building on Our Past to Ensure a Bright Future
Author(s) -
Cindy L. Munro,
Aluko A. Hope
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
american journal of critical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1937-710X
pISSN - 1062-3264
DOI - 10.4037/ajcc2019974
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care medicine
In 1969, the American Association of Cardiovascular Nurses (AACN) was formed, and 2 years later the name was changed to American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, reflecting a broadened focus on specialty nursing care for the very sickest patients no matter their underlying disease.1 A recent Bold Voices interview with Penny Vaughan, the first secretary of AACN, highlights her experiences in the formation of AACN and its early days. Ms Vaughan reflected,
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