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A global leader in organizational performance and leadership, VitalSmarts provides training and consulting services to thousands of organizations, including more than 300 of the Fortune 500. For more than 25 years, the company principals have researched methods for bringing about systematic and lasting change. Crucial Conversations®, (including The New York Times bestselling book of the same title—McGraw-Hill 2002) delivers a set of influence tools that vitalize companies, strengthen teams, improve communities and enrich relationships.
Borrowing from more than 20 years of research, VitalSmarts introduces its newest Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestselling title, Crucial Confrontations (McGraw-Hill 2004), as well as a new set of training tools that teach organizations, teams and individuals to effectively deal with violated expectations in a way that solves the problem at hand and strengthens the relationship in the process. VitalSmarts also offers other services including keynote speaking, on-site consulting, customized development and executive mastery retreats.
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The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) is the world’s largest specialty nursing organization. Representing the interests of more than 400,000 nurses who care for critically ill patients, AACN is dedicated to creating a healthcare system driven by the needs of patients and their families, where critical care nurses make their optimal contribution.
AACN defines critical care nursing as that specialty within nursing that deals with human responses to life-threatening health problems. The purpose of AACN is to promote the health and welfare of those experiencing critical illness or injury by advancing the art and science of critical care nursing and promoting environments that facilitate comprehensive professional nursing practice. |
