The Susquehanna Valley Chapter of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (SVAACN) has been an active member of the AACN community since 1985. The purpose of our Chapter is to promote and advance the Mission and Vision of the AACN within our own communities. 

 

The Mission of AACN is grounded in excellence and the ability for nurses to fulfill their promise to patients and families. As a nurse, you know that your promise to patients is centered on providing them safe, quality care.  The AACN is committed to helping you do this by improving the health of your work environment, providing practice standards, recognizing excellence in acute and critical care, and certifying nurses to ensure their practice is consistent with established standards of excellence.

Chapters play a key role in this work by promoting and advancing certification, the Beacon Award and the Healthy Work Environment Standards through the education of and celebration of the achievements of nurses within their communities. Our key intiatives include the following:

 

• Beacon Award

• Certification

• Healthy Work Environment Standards